American company helps America's ally Egypt hunt down homosexuals


American company helps America's ally Egypt hunt down homosexuals

The sister company of US-based Blue Coat is helping the Egyptian government do deep surveillance of conversations on Skype, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. 

They're looking not only for conversations between "Islamists," but also to protect Egypt from "debauchery" or "homosexual acts."

US taxpayers give Egypt $1.3 billion in military aid per year.

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