Chinese technology capable of mass surveillance 'installed' by Myanmar internet company funded by UK — Finance Uncovered 5/22/25, 11:56 AM in return for shares in the company. Digital crackdown Information obtained by FU and MN shows that Geedge equipment is seemingly housed inside one of Frontiir’s data centres in Yangon, Myanmar’s biggest city. It appears to be the same technology that featured in a separate investigation[1] by activist group Justice For Myanmar ( JFM) in June 2024. In that investigation, documents leaked to JFM revealed that Myanmar’s junta had obtained Geedge’s equipment, which could be used to intercept and decrypt messages, block certain websites and prevent people from using VPNs. Around the time the Geedge technology was reportedly activated by the junta in late May, activists claim that there was a dramatic reduction in internet freedom in Myanmar. Myanmar’s military has waged an unrelenting crackdown on digital freedom since it seized power more than four years ago, sparking a brutal civil war that has seen thousands of people killed and millions displaced. Since the February 2021 coup, human rights observers say nearly 2,000 people [2]have been arrested for criticising the junta online, or posting support for anti-regime groups. In September 2021, Norwegian telecommunication provider Telenor announced[3] it was withdrawing from Myanmar because of the junta’s demands that it activate a “lawful interception” system. Telenor said cooperating in such a way would violate Norwegian and international sanctions. A former Telenor employee told reporters they believed it would be “impossible” for an ISP to operate in Myanmar today and not allow authorities access to information on its users. The junta has also imposed internet blackouts in areas where troops are battling ethnic armed resistance groups and civilian defence forces. These continued even after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar in late March, hindering rescue efforts. https://www.financeuncovered.org/stories/british-norwegian-and-danis…litary-run-myanmar-which-hosts-notorious-chinese-surveillance-system Page 2 of 12