Asia
ONI Blog: Anonymous' attack on Syrian Defense Ministry website: A window into the group's changing agenda?
Early this week, the online hacking community Anonymous launched a cyber attack on the Syrian Ministry of Defense website. This attack is one of the latest in a series of attacks by Anonymous/LulzSec against governments and companies perceived to be engaging...
- Posted on 10/Aug/2011; tagged in United States/Canada, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Defamation, Take-down, Human rights, Surveillance
ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: August 5, 2011
Every week, the OpenNet Initiative provides a weekly news roundup (dubbed "Threats to the Open Net") in addition to our usual in-depth blog posts. If you would like to subscribe to the RSS feed for our newsreel, our entire blog,...
- Posted on 05/Aug/2011; tagged in United Kingdom, United States/Canada, Asia, Europe, Copyright, Cybercrime and security, Political filtering
ONI Blog: China Expands Internet Surveillance to Beijing Businesses
Chinese officials have recently unveiled plans for an expansion of the country's already extensive web filtering system, which would increase monitoring of wireless network activity of businesses in central Beijing. The new regulations would require bars, restaurants, hotels, and bookstores to...
ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: July 29, 2011
Every week, the OpenNet Initiative provides a weekly news roundup (dubbed "Threats to the Open Net") in addition to our usual in-depth blog posts. If you would like to subscribe to the RSS feed for our newsreel, our entire blog,...
- Posted on 29/Jul/2011; tagged in United States/Canada, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Europe, Legislation, Take-down, Surveillance, Data retention, Threats to the Open Net
ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: July 15, 2011
Every week, the OpenNet Initiative provides a weekly news roundup (dubbed "Threats to the Open Net") in addition to our usual in-depth blog posts. If you would like to subscribe to the RSS feed for our newsreel, our entire blog,...
- Posted on 15/Jul/2011; tagged in China, North Korea, United Arab Emirates, Israel, Kazakhstan, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Threats to the Open Net
ONI Blog: Internet Oasis or Filter-Free Mirage: China, North Korea Plan Unrestricted Internet Districts, UAE Experience Tells a Different Story
Co-authored by Jackie Kerr.
North Korea has announced plans to create an Internet and mobile phone zone in its Mount Kumgang tourism zone. If implemented, such an Internet zone would mark an unprecedented opening of net and mobile freedom in one...
- Posted on 14/Jul/2011; tagged in China, North Korea, United Arab Emirates, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: July 8th, 2011
Every week, the OpenNet Initiative provides a weekly news roundup (dubbed "Threats to the Open Net") in addition to our usual in-depth blog posts. If you would like to subscribe to the RSS feed for our newsreel, our entire blog,...
- Posted on 08/Jul/2011; tagged in China, Australia, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia/New Zealand, Search result removal, Human rights, Threats to the Open Net
ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: July 1, 2011
Every week, the OpenNet Initiative provides a weekly news roundup (dubbed "Threats to the Open Net") in addition to our usual in-depth blog posts. If you would like to subscribe to the RSS feed for our newsreel, our entire blog,...
- Posted on 01/Jul/2011; tagged in China, Thailand, United States/Canada, Asia, Europe, Legislation, Arrests and legal action, Elections, Privacy, Threats to the Open Net
ONI Blog: New Internet Filtering in Pakistan
A new incident of Internet filtering has just been reported from Karachi.
According to user reports, Mobilink, one of the leading telecommunications companies in Pakistan, is now requiring that all users add proxy 10.215.2.32 port 3128 in order to browse the Internet....
ONI Blog: Shadows, Suitcases, and Circumvention: U.S. Plans a Mesh Network Shadow Internet in Repressive Regimes
Disclosure: The Berkman Center for Internet & Society participated in a competitive bidding process for State Department funding related to online freedom of expression.
The Obama administration is leading a State Department-funded initiative to deploy a "shadow Internet" and mobile network in...
- Posted on 29/Jun/2011; tagged in China, Iran, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Circumvention
