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Monday, April 9, 2012

UK ‘exporting surveillance technology to repressive nations’

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Fears that software similar to that which government wants to use in Britain is being sold to monitor dissidents abroad

Britain is exporting surveillance technology to countries run by repressive regimes, sparking fears it is being used to track political dissidents and activists.

The UK’s enthusiastic role in the burgeoning but unregulated surveillance market is becoming an urgent concern for human rights groups, who want the government to ensure that exports are regulated in a similar way to arms.

Read More: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/04/07/uk-exporting-surveillance-technology-to-repressive-nations/

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