This Company is Helping Middle East Governments Censor the Internet
Canadian software company, Netsweeper Inc., has added itself to a surprisingly long list of western software developers who are more than happy to sacrifice basic human rights in favour of a buck. According to Ron Deibert, director of the Citizen Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs, Netsweeper has had a hand in limiting the access of Arab Internet users.
The Canadian company has sold its software to Middle Eastern governments who are struggling to keep a lid on protests in their cities, and Netsweeper makes no effort to hide that fact. The company is unapologetic about their software, as well as how and where it is used.
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