Kazakhstan halts introduction of internet surveillance system

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Kazakhstan halts introduction of internet surveillance system

Government describes initial rollout as a test.

Kazakhstan has halted the implementation of an internet surveillance system criticised by lawyers as illegal, with the government describing its initial rollout as a test. Mobile phone operators in the oil-rich Central Asian nation's capital, Nur-Sultan, had asked customers to install an ...

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