A group of major human rights organizations has launched a new initiative to end the proliferation of surveillance technology, which western companies have been accused of selling to governments around the world.
On Friday, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Privacy International, Reporters Without Borders and others launched a coalition dubbed CAUSE (Coalition Against Unlawful Surveillance Exports), to promote new regulations and restrictions on the distribution of spy technology, which activists define as "digital arms."
The spyware tools are typically marketed for law enforcement use but, in many cases, the countries that purchase them have been accused of abusing them for nefarious purposes. Cyber sleuths have uncovered numerous cases of political dissidents, citizen journalists or human rights advocates being targeted and spied on by governments using law enforcement software or monitoring gear sold by European or American companies Read more...
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