UK 'exporting surveillance technology to repressive nations'
Posted in: Censorship at 08/04/2012 19:29
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.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/07/surveillance-technology-repressive-regimes
