Sunday, February 18, 2007

Eavesdropping up in yet another country

Bangladesh - The interim government has intensified mobile phone tapping and email monitoring of a large number of individuals, ranging from politicians to journalists.

On the watch list are political leaders and businesspeople with dubious track record, past and present top bureaucrats with political affiliations, listed criminals, and also a few journalists and civil society members, sources in the telecom companies and intelligence agencies said. (more)