Think it’s bad that U.S. companies supply repressive regimes with physical weapons?
There’s also technology, thanks to #PrivateEquity-owned government surveillance and censorship technology firms.
bloomberg.com/news/features/…
There’s also technology, thanks to #PrivateEquity-owned government surveillance and censorship technology firms.
bloomberg.com/news/features/…
After #PirateEquity🏴☠️ firm Francisco Partners bought technology company Sandvine, they fired staff, replaced leadership and started dealing with surveillance states & dictatorships
Between 2018-20, Sandvine raked in $100M from countries with horrible human rights track records
Between 2018-20, Sandvine raked in $100M from countries with horrible human rights track records
Last year, Belarus used technology provided by Sandvine to shut down the news websites, block social media platforms, and ban messaging apps while torturing protestors nationwide.
Sandvine asked for the product back too late — the damage had been done.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Sandvine asked for the product back too late — the damage had been done.
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
.@jon_penney: “A lot of the abuses we've seen involving these technologies would not have been possible without the support of capital-rich & resource-rich #PrivateEquity firms like Francisco."
There's a gap in legal accountability and no financial incentive to change business.
There's a gap in legal accountability and no financial incentive to change business.
#PrivateEquity-owned surveillance technology companies put millions of people’s lives at risk.
#PirateEquity...
🏴☠️ Prioritizes financial gains over ethics
🏴☠️ Has no incentive to invest in security
🏴☠️ Holds little accountability if things go wrong
#PirateEquity...
🏴☠️ Prioritizes financial gains over ethics
🏴☠️ Has no incentive to invest in security
🏴☠️ Holds little accountability if things go wrong
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