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Iran’s Secret Manual for Controlling Protesters’ Mobile Phones

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The documents provide an inside look at an Iranian government program that lets authorities monitor and manipulate people’s phones.

Illustration: Glenn Harvey for The Intercept Read this story in Persian As furious anti-government protests swept Iran, the authorities retaliated with both brute force and digital repression. Iranian mobile and internet users reported rolling network blackouts, mobile app restrictions, and other disruptions. Many expressed fears that the government can track their activities through their indispensable and ubiquitous smartphones. Iran’s tight grip on the country’s connection to the global internet has proven an effective tool for suppressing unrest. The lack of clarity about what technologica

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