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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Abid Hussain

Pakistan tests secret China-like ‘firewall’ to tighten online surveillance

The Pakistani government is deploying a national internet firewall, which experts fear can be used to surveil regular internet users [KM Chaudary/AP Photos]

Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan’s government has deployed Chinese technology to build what some senior officials familiar with the project are calling a new, national internet “firewall” that will allow authorities to monitor online traffic and regulate the use of popular apps with greater control than before.

The project aims to upgrade the government’s web monitoring capabilities at the country’s main internet gateways, as well as at the data centres of mobile service and major internet service providers.

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