The Tech Side of Repression
The government of Bahrain is said to rely on technology from Nokia Siemens Networks to crack down on dissent. Anchor Marco Werman talks to Robert Faris, Research Director at The Berkman Center for the ethics, about tech companies selling their equipment in countries that have notoriously repressive governments.
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