Foreign telecommunications companies, including China-based Huawei, have helped Iran collect incredibly detailed data on its citizens’ telephone and Internet use, Reuters reported. According to an investigative report, a partner of Huawei offered to sell the Huawei-developed “Lawful Interception Solution” to MobinNet, Iran’s first wireless broadband provider. The system could monitor real-time communications between subscribers, giving Iran a powerful tool to snoop on potential dissidents.
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Report: Iran Uses Huawei Gear to Snoop on Citizens
Posted by: David Vranicar December 6, 2012 10:18 AMForeign telecommunications companies, including China-based Huawei, have helped Iran collect incredibly detailed data on its citizens’ telephone and Internet use, Reuters reported. According to an investigative report, a partner of Huawei offered to sell the Huawei-developed “Lawful Interception Solution” to MobinNet, Iran’s first wireless broadband provider. The system could monitor real-time communications between subscribers, giving Iran a powerful tool to snoop on potential dissidents.