Surveillance
ONI Blog: Tech firms ask U.S. government for guidance and intervention on Internet censorship
On January 30th, the Global Internet Freedom Task Force (GIFT) hosted its first conference on Global Internet Freedom. State Department officials heard appeals from Microsoft, Yahoo and Google -- and inputs from research and human rights organizations -- on...
- Posted on 03/Feb/2007; tagged in United States of America, Surveillance
ONI Blog: Curbing corporate complicity in Internet filtering and surveillance: Tech firms pursue code of conduct
A diverse group of tech firms, human rights groups, academics and investors convened recently and announced plans to develop a code of conduct for tech companies confronted with laws, regulations and policies that threaten free expression and privacy.
Berkman...
- Posted on 01/Feb/2007; tagged in Surveillance
ONI Blog: CNET on what the Democrats' win means for tech
CNET expects the Democrats' victory in the House and Senate to "yield a shift in priorities on technology-related legislation," with significant implications for Network Neutrality and Internet censorship. ...
- Posted on 09/Nov/2006; tagged in Surveillance
ONI Blog: Vietnam: Internet repression creates climate of fear
"A new report released [Oct. 22, 2006] by Amnesty International reveals a climate of fear in Viet Nam, with people afraid to post information online and Internet café owners forced to inform on their customers." See AI press release and...
ONI Blog: ONI bulletin released today analyzing Chinese non-commercial website registration regulation
Today we released a bulletin analyzing the effects of China's mandatory website registration regulation on website owners and bloggers. The bulletin analyzes the effectiveness of the regulation’s legal provisions and considers its practical impact on Chinese users. If you'd like...
ONI Blog: CIA Chatroom Surveillance
Documents uncovered by EPIC show that the CIA and the National Science Foundation have a joint research project called "Surveillance, Analysis and Modeling of Chatroom Communities." Declan McCullagh reports that the project focuses on monitoring and logging IRC chatrooms....
