Contractor hoped to sell social media surveillance to oppressive regimes

And unlike some sales of questionable tools, Circinus wouldn’t just wash its hands of responsibility the moment it clinched a deal. In a pitch to Cyprus, the contractor advertised the ongoing involvement of a US-based team that would hide Cyprus’ use of the surveillance program. If anyone got nosy, they’d see the activity coming from …

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