Cyprus launches exciting new journalist surveillance program

Welcome to Cyprus, where officials discovered a new threat to national security: journalists reporting facts.

As reported in OCCRP, the Mediterranean nation's Interior Ministry drafted legislation that would let authorities raid reporters' homes, offices, and devices. "The draft also opens the door to the use of spyware and extends potential surveillance to colleagues, friends, and other contacts," reports OCCRP. — Read the rest

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