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Syria, China worst for online spying: RSF

Syria, China, Iran, Bahrain and Vietnam are flagrantly spying online, media watchdog RSF said, urging controls on the export of Internet surveillance tools to regimes clamping down on dissent.

File photo shows an Iranian youth using a computer at an internet cafe in Iran's Hamadan province. Syria, China, Iran, Bahrain and Vietnam are flagrantly spying online, media watchdog RSF said.

Tuesday's report entitled "Enemies of the Internet" also singled out five companies -- Gamma, Trovicor, Hacking Team, Amesys and Blue Coat -- that it branded "digital era mercenaries," who were helping oppressive governments.

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  • Ian

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    Discussion 1 : 12 Mar 2013 at 10.311

    "The European Union and the United States have already banned the export of surveillance technology to Iran and Syria." I'm sure China will be happy to make up for this.

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