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For Sale: Internet Spying Business Developed For Gaddafi

Posted by Soulskill on from the owner-only-drove-it-on-sundays-and-the-other-days dept.

itwbennett writes "French computer company Bull Group is looking to sell off the Internet spying software business of its subsidiary Amesys. The Eagle system, which was 'designed to build databases supporting lawful interception activities on the Internet,' has an interesting pedigree, having been 'developed for Libya after signing a 2007 contract with the regime there,' according to the WSJ."

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  1. Canada might be interested in buying this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    If Bill C-11 passes, I imagine the government would love to have a unit like this to police the internets.