Security News > 2018 > July > World powers equip, train other countries for surveillance

Privacy International has released a report that looks at how powerful governments are financing, training and equipping countries with surveillance capabilities. Countries with powerful security agencies are spending literally billions to equip, finance, and train security and surveillance agencies around the world — including authoritarian regimes. This is resulting in entrenched authoritarianism, further facilitation of abuse against people, and diversion of resources from long-term development programmes. Global government surveillance Examples from the report include: In 2001, the US … More → The post World powers equip, train other countries for surveillance appeared first on Help Net Security.

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