Yep, world+dog's spies are in our network, says Vodafone as it bares all

Care about your privacy? Best move to Kenya, matey

Commending Vodafone

It does not, however, name the countries which do this. Indeed, the whole report is very light on examples, only citing the famous incident of the Egyptian government commanding networks to shut down.

Vodafone also lists its recommendations for how it would like to see regulation handled.

Telco lawyer Mike Conradi of DLA Piper gave El Reg his opinion of the report.

“Vodafone should, once again, be commended for the very laudable, and very thorough exercise it has conducted,” he said.

“The report highlights the degree to which the various governments of countries in which it operates have the power to monitor use of telecoms services or to block content, and (to the extent they are able) Vodafone have included information on the volume of use of these powers."

"It's a very valuable service they are providing – because it's only with this sort of information available to us all that a proper, informed, debate can be had on the use of such powers," he added.

Vodafone emphasises how restricted customer data is within the company, and how only those with high levels of security clearance have access. It’s a far cry from the days of TACS analogue mobes when anyone with a scanner could listen in. ®