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Anonymous threatens to shut down Toronto's Internet should the city proceed with plans to evict Occupy Toronto protesters from the city's St. James Park.
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Categories: Brazil,
China,
Egypt,
Asia,
Middle East and North Africa (MENA),
Latin America,
Legislation,
Copyright,
Surveillance,
Threats to the Open Net,
Political filtering
Brazil's government considers a cybercrime proposal outlawing common online activities; Egyptian blogger releases a letter from prison protesting the military's accusations against him; China's top Internet firms pledge to increase regulation over their services.
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Prominent Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah releases a letter from his Cairo prison that details his experience in incarceration.
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The Sri Lankan government blocks six websites after claiming they published material offensive to key political leaders in the country.
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Categories: China,
United States of America,
Syria,
United Kingdom,
Gaza and the West Bank,
United States/Canada,
Asia,
Middle East and North Africa (MENA),
Europe,
Take-down,
Cybercrime and security,
Threats to the Open Net,
Filtering tech and software
California software company admits that their filtering devices are being used by the Syrian government; National Counterintelligence Executive calls China biggest data thief in their annual report; hackers shut down the Internet in Palestine; courts order Britain's largest ISP to shut down Newzbin2.
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Hackers took down the Internet in parts of Palestine on Tuesday. In the attack's aftermath, Palestinian officials are pointing the finger at the Israeli state.
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A report released today by the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive reveals China as the biggest thief of American intelligence cyber data with Russia following closely behind.
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The Stop Online Piracy Act recently introduced to the House of Representatives is stirring up concern, with some questioning whether its passage would mean the end of the free Internet in the United States.
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Julian Assange announces a hiatus on WikiLeaks publishing to combat financial blockade by American companies; Skype features tracks users' locations and their P2P activity; Iranians express concern about overhaul of Google Reader; Russian government plans to spend over $100,000 on monitoring software to filter content.
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Judges orders French ISPs to block cop-watching site; the International Telecommunication Union Council meets in Geneva to discuss participation in a working group to create new Internet policies; the "Occupy the Web" hackathon draws programmers in San Francisco; the FIDH and LDH files a complaint against Amesys for complying with Libya's government in surveillance and data interception.
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Categories: Italy,
Europe
After Wikipedia protested a proposed Italian wiretapping law by taking down the Italian version of the site, it came back online after a three-day hiatus.
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Android Market and Android's Gmail app are blocked in China; the Internet Rights and Principles Coalition emphasizes implementation of their Charter for online human rights; the U.S. government court orders Google to hand over information about a WikiLeaks volunteer; an attempt to attack the NYSE website slows down the homepage on Monday afternoon.
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VeriSign has asked ICANN for more powers over filtering domain names including new policies that would allow them to take down "abusive" domains without due process.
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Categories: Russia,
Europe
Anti-corruption website RusLeaks has been taken down after an investigation found that it published information on citizens' passport numbers, bank accounts, and salary figures without permission.
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Slovakian government proposes draft law that allows the blocking of web servers hosting online gambling; Wikipedia shuts down their Italian site after the country's parliament proposes to remove third-party intervention in content disputes; Facebook files a patent that includes a clause about tracking users; Thailand's surveillance of online content against the royal family intensifies.
Brazil's government considers a cybercrime proposal outlawing common online activities; Egyptian blogger releases a letter from prison protesting the military's accusations against him; China's top Internet firms pledge to increase regulation over their services.
California software company admits that their filtering devices are being used by the Syrian government; National Counterintelligence Executive calls China biggest data thief in their annual report; hackers shut down the Internet in Palestine; courts order Britain's largest ISP to shut down Newzbin2.
A report released today by the Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive reveals China as the biggest thief of American intelligence cyber data with Russia following closely behind.
Julian Assange announces a hiatus on WikiLeaks publishing to combat financial blockade by American companies; Skype features tracks users' locations and their P2P activity; Iranians express concern about overhaul of Google Reader; Russian government plans to spend over $100,000 on monitoring software to filter content.
Judges orders French ISPs to block cop-watching site; the International Telecommunication Union Council meets in Geneva to discuss participation in a working group to create new Internet policies; the "Occupy the Web" hackathon draws programmers in San Francisco; the FIDH and LDH files a complaint against Amesys for complying with Libya's government in surveillance and data interception.
