DPI can be used benignly, to ensure data is free of viruses, but it can also be used for censorship. Citizen Lab’s investigation found “devices matching … Sandvine PacketLogic fingerprints were being used to block political, journalistic, and human rights content” in Egypt. Because the original Batel website and its mirrors share the same IP, Egyptian security agencies appeared to have blocked this IP at the backbone. The extent of Egypt’s blocked domains raises important ethical questions for Canadian tech companies engaging with repressive regimes. The extent of Egypt’s blocked domains raises important ethical questions for Canadian tech companiesThe DPI device marketplace, like many emerging technologies, is unregulated.

Source: National Post April 25, 2019 17:48 UTC