Watchdog: Western tech used for hacking in Turkey, Syria 7 SHARES Share it! Although Turkey considers the YPG a terrorist organization, the group provides the backbone of the U.S.-backed operations against the Islamic State in eastern Syria. LinkedIn shows at least 16 Procera-Sandvine employees listed as working in Egypt or Turkey. One Sandvine engineer based in Cairo listed “lawful interception” — a commonly used euphemism for state-sanctioned surveillance — as one of his interests. Tags: Iraqi forces seize Kirkuk governor's office in push against Kurds, Manila Bulletin, Turkey, US, watchdog, Western tech

Source: Manila Bulletin March 09, 2018 08:15 UTC