- Mass surveillance has become a consumer product. Our new blog post explores what 100,000+ leaked documents reveal about a new frontier in state control — and what it means for protecting privacy and digital security. Read more: interseclab.org/can-mass-sur... #GreatFirewallExport
Oct 16, 2025 15:07
- Geedge Networks, founded by the architect of China's censorship system, is commercializing surveillance as a managed service — complete with maintenance, upgrades, and custom blocking rules.
- This connects to stories many outlets have covered: Myanmar's post-coup crackdown, new laws criminalizing VPNs, and the global surveillance market that emerged as Western export restrictions tightened.
- What makes this leak significant is the technical detail showing how these systems track users across platforms, adapt to defeat Tor, and enable retroactive identification of activities that were legal at the time.
- Our post reveals what this shift means: when repression becomes a service that can be bought, civil liberties now depend on what states can afford to purchase. Read more: interseclab.org/can-mass-sur... #GreatFirewallExport
