" ... The scandal is reminiscent of the much larger National Security Agency spy program recently revealed by whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Some NSA spy systems are known to rely on Israeli technological support. The disclosure that Elbit’s Wise Intelligence telecommunications surveillance system will monitor all Nigerian internet communications “sparked national outrage, with a lot of Nigerians now apprehensive that their country might be sliding back to dictatorship,” wrote Premium Times. The Abuja-based newspaper broke the story on 25 April with the warning: “Big brother, in the form of the Jonathan administration, is watching you, and your communication is no longer safe.” According to anonymous government sources who spoke to the paper, the system would “help the Jonathan administration access all computers and read all email correspondences” in Nigeria ... "
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 21:32:16 +0000
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