[Air-L] Customized Technology for Repressive Regimes

[Iginio Gagliardone]

Eddan,

I know the case of Cisco System and Hughes network building a IP based
videoconferencing system in Ethiopia allowing the Prime Minister and other
cadres in the government to connect with local nodes of the administration
and instruct supposedly independent locally elected representatives on how
they should run their constituencies.
Probably not exactly what you are looking for, but still an example of
"surveillance and control" which is internal to the state apparatus.
You can find an article I wrote on this system here
http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/Article.aspx?TitleId=37556
And if you need any further information, I'll be happy to help (
iginio at gmail.com)

Iginio


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>> Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2010 11:27:02 -0700
>> From: Eddan Katz <eddank at aya.yale.edu>
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>> Does anyone know of research and/or evidence regarding the customized sale
>> of surveillance and/or censorship technology to repressive regimes?
>>
>> I've been working on the corporate responsibility issues regarding the
>> Nokia
>> monitoring centers in Iran (Holding Nokia Responsible for Surveilling
>> Dissidents in Iran:
>> http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/10/saharkhiz-v-nokia)
>> and am looking for further examples (such as in
>> http://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2010/01/selling-china-surveillance). I'm
>> looking for particular examples of information and communication
>> technologies especially.
>>
>> Any guidance would be much appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Eddan
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>> Eddan Katz
>> Electronic Frontier Foundation, International Affairs Director
>> 454 Shotwell St. San Francisco, CA 94110-1914
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