Nokia, Siemens technology allows regime to monitor Internet use
(NEWSER) - Iran has relied on European telecom companies, including Siemens and Nokia, to develop one of the world's most intricate systems for monitoring and censoring the Internet, reports the Wall Street Journal. The regime's surveillance goes beyond blocking access; it gathers information on individual users using a technique known as deep packet inspection and even has the ability to alter web content to spread disinformation. "We didn't know they could do this much," said one engineer in Tehran. More»
