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Geedge Networks' Censorship Tech Fuels Global Digital Authoritarianism

9/9/2025

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A leak shows Geedge Networks sells censorship systems based on China's Great Firewall to governments, including Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Myanmar.
Their Tiangou Secure Gateway processes and monitors all internet traffic in a country.
The system intercepts unencrypted data and analyzes encrypted traffic to identify circumvention tools like VPNs.
Geedge's technology allows targeted surveillance of individuals, raising concerns about digital authoritarianism.
Human rights groups warn about the significant control this technology gives governments over citizens' online freedoms.

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Story summary

A leak shows Geedge Networks sells censorship systems based on China's Great Firewall to governments, including Kazakhstan, Ethiopia, Pakistan, and Myanmar.
Their Tiangou Secure Gateway processes and monitors all internet traffic in a country.
The system intercepts unencrypted data and analyzes encrypted traffic to identify circumvention tools like VPNs.
Geedge's technology allows targeted surveillance of individuals, raising concerns about digital authoritarianism.
Human rights groups warn about the significant control this technology gives governments over citizens' online freedoms.