Having the licenses will give more transparency as to the software’s intended use and where it is sold. This could tighten restrictions against some countries, who have a bad reputation when it comes to monitoring their own citizens.
Currently, software companies are capable of building a secure software platform to offer mass surveillance in a country, then sell the software to any country. The software could be a means to thousands of prison sentences – for small crimes – like in Saudi Arabia watching pornography or reading about circumcision.
Privacy on the Internet is fast becoming a past-time, but the European Union and other groups are fighting to keep it alive. In the U.S., several pro-privacy groups have rallied against the extensive NSA mass surveillance. The UK has also had court battles, involving the GCHQ being able to watch journalist and activist activity on the Internet.
It is unlikely the European Union will ban the US or UK, since there has been no reports of prison due to surveillance monitoring on a large scale. Places like Egypt, Libya, Syria and Iran will be high on the list; where surveillance monitoring and other evasive software solutions can give the government absolute control over everyone.
Software is becoming more crucial for all types of government departments, as we move towards a more online world. Some governments have their own private software teams to make applications and software, but others look towards third parties in countries like the US and Europe, to develop software for their government.
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