Readers in Chinese-speaking regions can now gain deeper insights into our findings on Geedge's suite! Our report “The Internet Coup” is now available in Traditional Chinese (using Taiwanese terminology), thanks to the translation by Anonymity Networks Community.

Read the full report translated on https://anoni.net/docs/report/interseclab-the-internet-coup/

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Can mass surveillance be a consumer product?

100,000+ leaked documents reveal how Geedge Networks exports China's Great Firewall as a mass surveillance solution for governments worldwide.

Their systems track individual VPN users across platforms, adapt to defeat circumvention tools like Tor, and enable retroactive identification of activities that were legal when they occurred.

For activists and journalists: anonymity no longer holds.

Read our new blog post about it: https://interseclab.org/can-mass-surveillance-be-a-consumer-product/

Interestingly, Geedge is developing the rules of censorship for and with the client governments. A list found inside the leak contains 281 applications to be blocked. Among them are VPNs, Tor/Orbot, the tool Psiphon, and – depending on the country – also messengers like Signal and Whatsapp.

https://interseclab.org/research/the-internet-coup/

After the military coup of 2021, the Myanmar junta started to perform internet shutdowns. In 2023, Geedge tools were installed in 30 data centers across the country. VPNs were criminalized in 2024. In March 25, an earthquake showed the implications of internet shutdowns on emergency rescue efforts.

Read more on https://interseclab.org/research/the-internet-coup/