Arrests and legal action
ONI Blog: FBI shuts down DNSChanger servers
The FBI shut down down all servers associated with the DNSChanger malware today, potentially cutting off hundreds of thousands of computers from the Internet. When discovered, the DNSChanger malware system was tied to an IT company in Estonia. ...
- Posted on 09/Jul/2012; tagged in United States of America, United States/Canada, Europe, Arrests and legal action, Cybercrime and security
ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: June 29, 2012
In response to protests over recent austerity measures that began last week, the Sudanese government has attempted to choke the press by arresting journalists and censoring news sources. Even as online media is being used to circumvent censorship measures, activists who...
- Posted on 29/Jun/2012; tagged in Sudan, New Zealand, Australia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Australia/New Zealand, Arrests and legal action, Copyright, Privacy, Threats to the Open Net, Intermediary Censorship, Internet tools filtering
ONI Blog: Internet blackout in Sudan?
In response to recent protests, the government of Sudan has instituted tighter state control over both foreign and domestic news sources, particularly online sources. However, rumors of an impending Internet shutdown appear to be unsubstantiated for now.
Students at the University...
- Posted on 27/Jun/2012; tagged in Sudan, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Arrests and legal action, Take-down, Human rights, Political filtering, Conflict and security filtering
ONI Blog: Anonymous-led Protests in India Reflect Debate Over Internet Regulation
Anti-online censorship protests spearheaded by online activist group Anonymous in India this weekend drew sparse crowds, but their efforts underscore a larger debate around Internet regulation in the world’s largest democracy.
This weekend’s protests stemmed from a High Court...
ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: June 8, 2012
China's Internet monitors unleashed a broad clampdown on online discussion of the 23rd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, restricting even discussion of the nation’s largest stock market when the index fell by a number that coincidentally alluded to the date...
- Posted on 08/Jun/2012; tagged in China, Kuwait, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Legislation, Arrests and legal action, Threats to the Open Net, Political filtering, Social filtering
ONI Blog: ONI Releases 2011 Year in Review
The OpenNet Initiative is proud to announce the release of its 2011 Year in Review, a collection of the year's top instances of filtering, surveillance, and information warfare around the globe.
Starting domestically, 2011 saw the beginnings of SOPA and PIPA, bills...
- Posted on 23/Apr/2012; tagged in United States/Canada, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Legislation, Arrests and legal action, Take-down, Search result removal, Human rights, Circumvention, Surveillance, Elections, Privacy, Data retention, ONI, Political filtering, Social filtering, Internet tools filtering, Voluntary filtering, IP blocking, Filtering tech and software
ONI Blog: Reporters Without Borders Releases "Enemies of the Internet" Report
Last week on World Day Against Cyber Censorship, Reporters Without Borders released this year's "Enemies of the Internet" report. Among the newest additions to the list are Bahrain and Belarus, both of which had been under surveillance but had not...
- Posted on 20/Mar/2012; tagged in Bahrain, Belarus, Egypt, India, North Korea, South Korea, Libya, Venezuela, Asia, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Arrests and legal action, Human rights, Surveillance, Political filtering
ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: December 16, 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 16/Dec/2011; tagged in Egypt, Rwanda, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Arrests and legal action, Human rights, Threats to the Open Net
ONI Blog: Egyptian Blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah Releases Letter From Prison
Egyptian blogger and activist Alaa Abdel Fattah released a letter from prison last week revealing details about his month-long incarceration. After the October 9 demonstration in Cairo, the most violent clash between the state and civilians since Hosni Mubarak was ousted,...
- Posted on 09/Nov/2011; tagged in Egypt, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Arrests and legal action
ONI Blog: Threats to the Open Net: August 12, 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 12/Aug/2011; tagged in Turkey, Russia, United Kingdom, Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), Europe, Legislation, Non-filtering content restrictions, Arrests and legal action, Surveillance, Privacy