Zero Hedge — Wikileaks Publishes “Spy Files Russia” Detailing Russia’s Mass Surveillance System

Summary:
In its summary of the cache of mostly Russian-language documents, Wikileaks claims they show how a long-established Russian company which supplies software to telcos is also installing infrastructure - with the government's blessing - that enables Russian state agencies to tap into, search and spy on citizens’ digital activity, suggesting a similar state-funded mass surveillance program to the one utilized by the U.S.’s NSA or by GCHQ in the U.K. (both of which were detailed in the 2013 Snowden disclosures). Zero HedgeWikileaks Publishes "Spy Files Russia" Detailing Russia's Mass Surveillance System Tyler Durden

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