Web surveillance: some of the world's most invasive regimes

 

In its Freedom on the Net 2011 report, Freedom House states: "The country reports and numerical scores in this study reveal that a growing number of governments are moving to regulate or restrict the free flow of information on the internet. In authoritarian states, such efforts are partly rooted in the existing legal frameworks, which already limit the freedom of the traditional media.

"These states are increasingly blocking and filtering websites associated with the political opposition, coercing website owners into taking down politically and socially controversial content, and arresting bloggers and ordinary users for posting information that is contrary to the government's views. Even in more democratic countries – such as Brazil, India, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey and the United Kingdom – internet freedom is increasingly undermined by legal harassment, opaque censorship procedures or expanding surveillance."

While the British public await the details of the controversial Communications Capabilities Development Programme, here's a rundown on some of the world's most invasive web monitoring regimes.

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Ora, adivinhe quais os países mais invasivos? Isso, acertou!! Só dá país capitalista, de direita, democrata... por essas e por outras é que detesto a Liberdade e a Democracia!!