The Egyptian government has hired a security firm See Egypt for extensive monitoring of internet communication on various social platforms such as Skype, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Egyptian authorities are set to the Deep Packet Inspection surveillance system, which can locate and track users in addition to extensive monitoring of online traffic, the entertainment and […]
The Egyptian government has hired a security firm See Egypt for extensive monitoring of internet communication on various social platforms such as Skype, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.
Egyptian authorities are set to the Deep Packet Inspection surveillance system, which can locate and track users in addition to extensive monitoring of online traffic, the entertainment and news website said.
Egyptian authorities contacted See Egypt to provide the countrys state security with the system and to train government operators to survey data collected from email accounts and communication on social media sites.
While Egyptian authorities have admitted to monitoring social media as part of efforts to stop terrorist activities, an Interior Ministry official confirmed that the new measures have a much broader aim.
We are looking at any conversation, any interaction, we might find worrying or would want to keep a closer eye on, a source said.
We are watching conversations between Islamists, or those who discuss Islamism. We are watching communities, which we consider at risk, he explained.
With respect to the much broader aim of the new operation, the official said authorities are also on the look-out for debauchery or homosexual acts.
