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Time to Act on Companies Selling Mass Spy Gear to Authoritarian Regimes

eff.org — On Wednesday, EFF will give recommendations to the European Parliament for how to combat one of the most troubling pr... Feb 7, 2012

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wjappeFeb 8, 2012Buried

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Talking about spy equipment, I get spied on at work, my car spies on me, there is cameras in the streets and in the stores I shop, the house and property I live in gets spied from the air, I can't do things to my house and their property (If I'm not allowed to do what I want with it and have to pay rent to the government to use it, it's not my property). I can't be on the phone or on the internet without being spied on. My income is spied on. What stretch of the imagination is it that I'm free?

casspaFeb 7, 2012Buried

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Reminds me of Nic Cage's finer role Lord of War

kyzzyxxFeb 8, 2012Buried

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In silk sheets with 10000 thread count

angrycat70Feb 8, 2012Buried

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For years we tried to export democracy. Now we're exporting our police state.

rufiohoFeb 7, 2012Buried

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It does seem like a shadowy industry

nickchopperFeb 7, 2012Buried

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Yeah, like what kind of a person works for an outfit like that?

anomaly100Feb 7, 2012Buried

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<raises hand>

bobosmitorFeb 7, 2012Buried

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Probably need to limit sales to these countries that are using it to hurt their own people.

cb810Feb 8, 2012Buried

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How do these companies sleep at night?

angrycat70Feb 8, 2012Buried

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China is spending mega-bucks on a huge surveillance system

kyzzyxxFeb 8, 2012Buried

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Legally? No. Morally? f**k ya. But that concept is totally foreign to you, asshat.

tylorlilesFeb 8, 2012Buried

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i was being a little sarcastic. its sad that both our statements are true isn't it? i do think we should cut all aid to foreign countries though and go after companies selling to dicktators and other morons.

kyzzyxxFeb 8, 2012Buried

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And if you think your country isn't using this against you, you are an idiot.

norman619Feb 8, 2012Buried

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You really think that will stop them from getting the stuff? Don't be so naive.

breadfredFeb 8, 2012Buried

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Indeed - shame the suppliers and stop using them.

BluntzworthFeb 8, 2012Buried

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Is that lotion level thread counts.

BluntzworthFeb 8, 2012Buried

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Well companies dont have the need for sleep since they are not actually people.

See that should discredit the entire "Corporations are People" arguement.

angrycat70Feb 8, 2012Buried

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>>European and American companies are providing key surveillance technology to authoritarian governments that is then being used to aid repression.

The article didn't address weapons- most of which were bought and sold years ago.

norman619Feb 8, 2012Buried

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Also, if they were using the internet to do this as well should these same nations be denied internet access? This is a stupid argument they are putting forward.

pika2000Feb 8, 2012Buried

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Yes, the techno experts .

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