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By narrowing down modes of communications with filters, the government has effectively minimized protesters’ ability to organize and fuel dissent.
However, AdaptiveMobile has denied any involvement in the human rights violations carried out using its equipments.
In a statement to TheJournal.ie, AdaptiveMobile refuted the Bloomberg report and said that it never had a relationship, provided services or engaged with the Syrian government or associated organizations.
The Irish company, distancing itself from the controversy, said that it “does not condone the unlawful use or abuse of any software and/or technology and condemns any abuse of telecommunications networks to abridge human rights.”
Cellusys, meanwhile, said it is unaware of how its equipments are put to use by the Syrian government.
“Once they have the systems, they control it,” Cellusys CEO Dawood Ghalaieny told Bloomberg. “If it is used for something else, there is not much that can be done,” he said.
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Article source: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/299588/20120216/syria-blocks-protesters-text-messages-containing-sensitive.htm
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