To see how countries compare, we decided to focus on the client list of Italy's infamous spyware dealers, Hacking Team -- which was recently hacked and exposed for selling malware, intrusion services, and surveillance technologies to dozens of countries. That total is now around 50 countries.

Click each shaded country for a concise summary of its current surveillance practices and its human rights status -- with the direct correlations between its use of these technologies and the day-to-day condition of its citizens.

So now, when you see a country's name in a news story about malware, spyware, web filtering and monitoring, or other surveillance technologies, you can click on this map and see for yourself why this is a problem for the people who live there.

The information in this report was culled from published papers by international human rights organizations and verified documents, primarily: Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Reporters Without Borders, Privacy International, Global Information Society Watch, Freedom House, Open Democracy, and UN Watch. If you're interested in learning more you can browse our list of sources here.

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