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The great possibilities of technology forced the company to switch sides.
Sandvine has announced the beginning of a new stage of development. Now the activities will be aimed at supporting democracies, protecting Internet freedom and digital rights.
Sandvine is a manufacturer of internet monitoring systems that allowed countries to block access to the internet and monitor citizens. And now the company has announced a large-scale reorganization. Sandvine changed its strategy after questions arose about the possible misuse of the company's technology by governments around the world.
Sandvine has decided to completely stop working in non-democratic countries and where the threat level of digital rights is too high. Work has already been completed in 32 countries, and it is planned to withdraw from another 24 by the end of 2025. Sandvine did not list the names of 56 countries other than Egypt.
The company also announced its intention to allocate 1% of profits to support organizations involved in the protection of digital rights. The initiative will take effect in 2025. In addition, Sandvine is strengthening the team by adding digital rights experts who will advise the Board of Directors on emerging risks and the proper application of products.
To better engage with society, Sandvine plans to work more closely with human rights organizations. A new program will also be introduced to monitor products for possible misuse. Important business decisions will be reviewed by the Business Ethics Committee, which will involve external experts and lawyers.
The change of ownership and management was also part of the transformation. The new investors have already appointed a new Board of Directors, and the current CEO has announced his intention to leave the post. The search for a new leader with experience in the field of human rights protection has begun.
From 2025, the company plans to change its name to better reflect Sandvine's mission in protecting digital rights and freedoms. The organization acknowledges that Sandvine's technology may have been misused in the past, and now intends to do everything possible to prevent this from happening again. Sandvine's new strategy aims to protect democracy, internet freedom, and human rights around the world.
Sandvine manufactures equipment that can be used to manage the vast streams of internet data that pass in and through countries. "Deep packet inspection" technology can block spam and viruses. However, according to company documents, it could also be deployed to blacklist millions of websites and messaging apps so that they cannot be accessed.
In February 2024, the US Department of Commerce imposed sanctions on Sandvine for its involvement in mass censorship and surveillance in a number of countries, including Egypt.
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Sandvine has announced the beginning of a new stage of development. Now the activities will be aimed at supporting democracies, protecting Internet freedom and digital rights.
Sandvine is a manufacturer of internet monitoring systems that allowed countries to block access to the internet and monitor citizens. And now the company has announced a large-scale reorganization. Sandvine changed its strategy after questions arose about the possible misuse of the company's technology by governments around the world.
Sandvine has decided to completely stop working in non-democratic countries and where the threat level of digital rights is too high. Work has already been completed in 32 countries, and it is planned to withdraw from another 24 by the end of 2025. Sandvine did not list the names of 56 countries other than Egypt.
The company also announced its intention to allocate 1% of profits to support organizations involved in the protection of digital rights. The initiative will take effect in 2025. In addition, Sandvine is strengthening the team by adding digital rights experts who will advise the Board of Directors on emerging risks and the proper application of products.
To better engage with society, Sandvine plans to work more closely with human rights organizations. A new program will also be introduced to monitor products for possible misuse. Important business decisions will be reviewed by the Business Ethics Committee, which will involve external experts and lawyers.
The change of ownership and management was also part of the transformation. The new investors have already appointed a new Board of Directors, and the current CEO has announced his intention to leave the post. The search for a new leader with experience in the field of human rights protection has begun.
From 2025, the company plans to change its name to better reflect Sandvine's mission in protecting digital rights and freedoms. The organization acknowledges that Sandvine's technology may have been misused in the past, and now intends to do everything possible to prevent this from happening again. Sandvine's new strategy aims to protect democracy, internet freedom, and human rights around the world.
Sandvine manufactures equipment that can be used to manage the vast streams of internet data that pass in and through countries. "Deep packet inspection" technology can block spam and viruses. However, according to company documents, it could also be deployed to blacklist millions of websites and messaging apps so that they cannot be accessed.
In February 2024, the US Department of Commerce imposed sanctions on Sandvine for its involvement in mass censorship and surveillance in a number of countries, including Egypt.
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