Asia
ONI Blog: China, and blogs on Filtering
Last week, Chinese blogger Michael Anti gave a talk at the Berkman Center on the world of political activism in China, and its (non) use of Web 2.0 tools. According to Anti, any service that requires a centralized server has limited...
ONI Blog: Testing for Internet Filtering in Pakistan
Correction: Two inaccessible sites, jihadwatch.org and sindhtoday.net were initially reported here as jihadwatch.com and sindhtoday.com. The correct sites end with .org and .net.
The media climate in Pakistan has become significantly more restricted in the past few weeks, with government forcing many...
ONI Blog: Pakistan, Martial Law & the Internet
When Pervez Musharraf declared a state of emergency and suspended the constitution on November 3 in Pakistan, the blogosphere and traditional media were quick to call it implementation of martial law. It has been widely reported (see a news round-up here...
Report: Pulling the Plug: A Technical Review of the Internet Shutdown in Burma
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Executive Summary
This bulletin examines the role of information technology, citizen journalists, and bloggers in Burma and presents a technical analysis of the abrupt shutdown of Internet connectivity by...
ONI Blog: Pulling the Plug: A Technical Review of the Internet Shutdown in Burma
ONI has released a bulletin on the recent demonstrations in Burma and the Burmese government's shutdown of the Internet there. ONI conducted a technical analysis of the Internet's uptime, documenting a complete shutdown in Burma, followed by intermittent periods...
ONI Blog: Bangladesh reportedly requiring ISPs to provide client, traffic information
According to E-Bangladesh, Bangladeshi authorities are now requiring ISPs to turn over various details about corporate clients as part of the the ongoing battle with unlicensed VoIP providers. The 3rd world view follows the story, including additional information...
- Posted on 04/Oct/2007; tagged in Asia, Surveillance
ONI Blog: The brave citizen journalists of Myanmar
IT War
IT vs Guns
The Guns can't shoot down the "IT"
The Winner is Burmese People
-thread on overseas portal Mandalay Gazette
An extraordinary mobilization by “civilian” or citizen journalists and bloggers to keep information flowing out of Myanmar continued even as Burmese authorities violently...
ONI Blog: Myanmar: a difference between movements
As government security forces have begun a violent and deadly crackdown against the escalating protests in Myanmar, commentators are continuing to draw comparisons between these peaceful protests that began in mid-August (initially over a sudden steep increase in fuel prices), and...
ONI Blog: Thailand passes new cybercrimes law
Today the Bangkok Post reported that the Thai National Legislative Assembly (NLA) approved the Cyber Crimes Bill in a nearly unanimous vote. Nearly a year has passed since the military coup overthrowing former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and the current NLA...
ONI Blog: Pakistan blocks "thousands" of "blasphemous" Web sites
Pakistan's Supreme Court ordered the blocking of Web sites containing blasphemous content, Pakistan's The News reported. To comply with the order, Pakistan Telecommunication has blocked access to thousands of vital websites and email servers unrelated to the order. Local bloggers provide...
