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April 14, 2009       Share:    

Source: http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/13/europe39s-telecoms-aid-with-spy-tech/

European Telecoms Sell Spy Technology to Iran

[Washington Times] Eli Lake - Two European companies last year installed an electronic surveillance system for Iran that human rights advocates and intelligence experts say can help Iran target dissidents. Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), a joint venture between the Finnish cell-phone giant Nokia and German powerhouse Siemens, delivered a monitoring center to Irantelecom, Iran's state-owned telephone company. A spokesman for NSN said the servers were sold for "lawful intercept functionality" to tap phones, read e-mails and surveil electronic data. In Iran, a country that frequently jails dissidents and where regime opponents rely heavily on Web-based communication with the outside world, a monitoring center could provide a valuable tool to intensify repression.

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