The UK government is signing off on the sales of advanced surveillance technologies to repressive regimes that it has admonished for human rights abuses, the Independent exclusively reported Wednesday. The information about the sales to countries, which include Saudi Arabia and Egypt, was found by London-based surveillance watchdog Privacy
Profits Over Rights As UK Sells Spy Gear To Repressive Regimes
‘What’s needed is that human rights considerations take precedence over financial incentives and security relationships.’