Pakistan’s unlawful mass surveillance and censorship expansion is powered by a nexus of companies based in Germany, France, United Arab Emirates (UAE), China, Canada, and the United States, Amnesty International said today in a new report “Shadows of Control”. The year-long investigation was carried out in collaboration with Paper Trail Media, DER STANDARD, Follow the Weiterlesen
“The Pakistani government shut down the internet. I couldn’t even tell my family I was safe”
On 6 August, the Pakistani authorities announced they were shutting down mobile internet services in Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province. The government cited security as a reason for the shutdown, cutting off a population of more than 14 million from the most accessible way to connect to the internet. These shutdowns impact daily life, as well Weiterlesen