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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 11 Oct 2011
Freedom House takes a look into China's group of paid Internet commentators known as the 50 Cent Party, or 50 Cent Army.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 07 Oct 2011
A new draft law in Slovakia would allow the nation's tax office to block web servers that provide online gambling without a Slovakian license. Opponents argue that the economic interests served by the law are not sufficient to justify online censorship.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 07 Oct 2011
Check out these innovative projects aimed at making the Web a freer place with greater control over personal data and privacy and a stronger network for communication and collaboration.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 06 Oct 2011
Iranian state media has reported that 17 million Iranians use Facebook, in spite of strict Internet controls, leading some to question the ability of the Iranian government to effectively censor online content.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 06 Oct 2011
The Pirate Bay has added a new domain name allowing Belgian users to sidestep a court order to block the site.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 05 Oct 2011
Wikipedia shuts down its Italian site in protest of a new law being considered by the Italian parliament which would allow users to demand that content they find objectionable be removed from websites within 48 hours without comment.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 05 Oct 2011
Social media has allowed protests and dissident views in Cuba to be communicated internationally but technological stumbling blocks hinder internal organization.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 05 Oct 2011
Former NSA and CIA director Michael Hayden urges Congress to allow NSA to monitor public networks, acknowledging that there are privacy concerns but confident that they can be overcome.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 04 Oct 2011
Hackers crack TSL 1.0, used as part of HTTPS encryption, in recent demonstration, encourage browser developers to upgrade to TSL 1.1 or 1.2, both of which are immune to the hack.
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By: Matt Lavigueur
Date: 04 Oct 2011
Conservative Canadian government introduces an act to repeal the censorship provision of the Canadian Human Rights Act.
