Private firms selling mass #surveillance systems around world, documents show
▻http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/nov/18/private-firms-mass-surveillance-technologies
The papers show how firms, including dozens from Britain, tout the capabilities at private trade fairs aimed at offering nations in Africa, Asia and the Middle East the kind of powerful capabilities that are usually associated with government agencies such as GCHQ and its US counterpart, the National Security Agency.
The market has raised concerns among human rights groups and ministers, who are poised to announce new rules about the sale of such equipment from Britain.
“The government agrees that further regulation is necessary,” a spokesman for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills said. “These products have legitimate uses … but we recognise that they may also be used to conduct espionage.”
Ce que je trouve extraordinaire dans ce genre d’article (très commun) c’est qu’il soit demandé, avec véhémence s’il vous plait, aux gouvernements des pays (occidentaux) dont sont originaires les firmes privées de réguler le marché pour empêcher les violations des droits humains, alors même que lesdits gouvernements espionnent illégalement et sans motif non seulement leurs propres citoyens mais aussi les citoyens étrangers.
