Digital occupation: How surveillance technologies repress dissent from Gaza to Cape Town – The Mail & Guardian

Digital occupation: How surveillance technologies repress dissent from Gaza to Cape Town – The Mail & Guardian

From the skies above Gaza to the streets of Cape Town, surveillance technologies are no longer confined to military zones. Tools once developed for war and occupation are now being deployed to monitor, profile and suppress civilian populations — particularly those being used in solidarity with Palestine or challenging systems of injustice. One such tool is SocialNet, developed by US-based company ShadowDragon, a contractor for Immigration and Cu…