Comments on: Meet the western technology companies who sell network snooping technology to torturing dictators http://boingboing.net/2012/02/16/meet-the-western-technology-co.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 05:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Guest http://boingboing.net/2012/02/16/meet-the-western-technology-co.html#comment-1348131 Guest Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:58:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=144281#comment-1348131 Funny how RIM caved to Saudi Arabia, allowing the government to read all encrypted BlackBerry traffic, and yet... some people think that the difference between RIM and FinFisher is like the difference between white and black. And somehow RIM and Time Magazine somehow think that critics of RIM are idiots. I may be an idiot, but this isn't the reason why. Funny how RIM caved to Saudi Arabia, allowing the government to read all encrypted BlackBerry traffic, and yet… some people think that the difference between RIM and FinFisher is like the difference between white and black. And somehow RIM and Time Magazine somehow think that critics of RIM are idiots.

I may be an idiot, but this isn’t the reason why.

]]> By: arthvr http://boingboing.net/2012/02/16/meet-the-western-technology-co.html#comment-1347941 arthvr Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:24:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=144281#comment-1347941 It seems reasonable that their rent for being allowed to operate in a country is to supply the local spooks with their software or the product of that software (if the spooks wish to remain at arms length) It seems reasonable that their rent for being allowed to operate in a country is to supply the local spooks with their software or the product of that software (if the spooks wish to remain at arms length)

]]> By: digi_owl http://boingboing.net/2012/02/16/meet-the-western-technology-co.html#comment-1347933 digi_owl Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:19:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=144281#comment-1347933 The street finds its own use for things... The street finds its own use for things…

]]> By: Navin_Johnson http://boingboing.net/2012/02/16/meet-the-western-technology-co.html#comment-1347884 Navin_Johnson Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:59:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=144281#comment-1347884  Seriously, I'm sure it will be if it isn't already. Also, I'd love to see a similar outing of all the U.S./European companies that supply these guys with military/police equipment.  F/e that U.S. company that supplied Mubarak with tear gas/weapons etc.  Seriously, I’m sure it will be if it isn’t already.

Also, I’d love to see a similar outing of all the U.S./European companies that supply these guys with military/police equipment.  F/e that U.S. company that supplied Mubarak with tear gas/weapons etc.

]]> By: John Scarbrough http://boingboing.net/2012/02/16/meet-the-western-technology-co.html#comment-1347866 John Scarbrough Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=144281#comment-1347866 how can we know if that stuff is used here -on us? come on where is the virus checker for this stuff? how can we know if that stuff is used here -on us? come on where is the virus checker for this stuff?

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