UK sells ‘invasive surveillance equipment’ to Saudi Arabia

Britain has approved the sale of invasive surveillance equipment to Saudi Arabia, amid an outcry over the Al Saud’s human rights violations, a new report says.

The Wednesday report by The Independent mentioned Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and the United Arab Emirates as some of the licensed importers of such equipment.

The report said the items include devices to detect cell phones, and intercept messages and calls sent through them, also known as IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) catchers, and IP monitoring systems to monitor a country’s entire internet .... http://www.presstv.ir