Re:A Statement on Recent Events Between Signal and the Anti-...
by cyphar on Tuesday February 09, 2021 @08:20AM
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> I’m sure the Chinese are selling them surveillance tech, and if not Iranians are quite capable of developing it themselves.
Actually it seems more likely that it's US-built censorship tools -- specifically BlueCoat, which was detected in 2013[1]. BlueCoat claimed they didn't sell the hardware to Iran because it would violate sanctions but that's not much consolation for the people who are being surveilled using their tools.
Actually it seems more likely that it's US-built censorship tools -- specifically BlueCoat, which was detected in 2013[1]. BlueCoat claimed they didn't sell the hardware to Iran because it would violate sanctions but that's not much consolation for the people who are being surveilled using their tools.
[1]: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/repor...