Iran created their web spying monster with assistance from Western tech

Siemens AG and Nokia Corp. should be so proud as they watch the news. A joint venture between the two companies helped lead to the massive spying technology being used by the Iranian government. They’re using a practice called deep packet inspection. This practice is one that is even more invasive than anything China is doing. With deep packet inspection, it allows the government to block communications, monitor information, and alter it for disinformation purposes. And this capability was provided by Siemens/Nokia in the later part of 2008 according to Ben Roome, a spokesman for the joint venture.