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Google Puts Foot Down On Chinese Net Censorship
Google's Beijing HQ M. Weitzel Yesterday's announcement that Google would no longer censor content flowing across its google.cn search portal and might even shutter operations there made for big news...
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Haystack Software Designed to Help Iran's Dissidents May Contain Dangerous Flaws
Haystack Software Subverts Internet Censorship Haystack software, distributed on USB drives, will help Iranians get around the government's Internet filters. Henghameh Fahim/Getty Images Remember...
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US Government Backs Suitcase-Sized "Shadow Internet" to Battle Censorship Abroad
Shadow Internet Nrbelex on Flickr The United States is developing what the New York Times is calling "shadow internet"– a prototype network that can fit into a suitcase and be carried across state...
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Wikipedia Joins Legion of Sites Going Dark Wednesday In Protest of SOPA...
Blackout Wikipedia From social networking sites to megacompanies, tomorrow will be a dark day on the Internet. Wikipedia has joined the list of web giants who plan to shut off temporarily on...
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A New Moratorium on Research Into Engineered Avian Flu: What It Means for...
Biosafety Level 4 CDC scientist Scott Smith manipulates a flask of cells used for experiments with live virus. Biosafety Level 4 is the highest security level. James Gathany/Centers for Disease...
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SOPA Author Recommended As Chairman Of Science, Space, And Tech Committee
Lamar Smith Wikimedia Commons Lamar Smith was not very popular with the Internet a while back. The GOP congressman from Texas sponsored the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which, you may recall, was...
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How Iran Censors The Internet [Infographic]
This infographic, from the Iran Media Program and the design studio Hyperakt, charts how far up the food chain internet censorship goes in Iran. It all starts at the very top, with the Supreme Leader,...
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What The U.S. Government Asks Google To Censor [Infographic]
Google Censorship Requests In The U.S. ahoiin/Sebastian SadowskiIf the government wants Google to remove content, officials can file a removal request with the tech giant. Google, for transparency,...
View ArticleGoogle Puts Foot Down On Chinese Net Censorship
Yesterday’s announcement that Google would no longer censor content flowing across its google.cn search portal and might even shutter operations there made for big news around the globe. Everywhere,...
View ArticleHaystack Software Designed to Help Iran's Dissidents May Contain Dangerous Flaws
Remember Haystack, that software tool developed by the Censorship Research Center for distribution to Iranian dissidents so they could get around the government's Internet filters during the...
View ArticleUS Government Backs Suitcase-Sized "Shadow Internet" to Battle Censorship Abroad
The United States is developing what the New York Times is calling “shadow internet” – a prototype network that can fit into a suitcase and be carried across state borders to provide political...
View ArticleWikipedia Joins Legion of Sites Going Dark Wednesday In Protest of SOPA...
From social networking sites to megacompanies, tomorrow will be a dark day on the Internet. Wikipedia has joined the list of web giants who plan to shut off temporarily on Wednesday, protesting two...
View ArticleA New Moratorium on Research Into Engineered Avian Flu: What It Means for...
In an unusual move, an international coalition of flu researchers agreed last week to a hiatus on work surrounding a highly contagious, mammal-adapted version of the avian…
View ArticleSOPA Author Recommended As Chairman Of Science, Space, And Tech Committee
Lamar Smith was not very popular with the Internet a while back. The GOP congressman from Texas sponsored the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which, you may recall, was not well-loved by much of the...
View ArticleHow Iran Censors The Internet [Infographic]
This infographic, from the Iran Media Program and the design studio Hyperakt, charts how far up the food chain internet censorship goes in Iran. It all starts at the very top, with the Supreme Leader,...
View ArticleWhat The U.S. Government Asks Google To Censor [Infographic]
If the government wants Google to remove content, officials can file a removal request with the tech giant. Google, for transparency, releases data on those takedown requests, there for any interested...
View ArticleChina's Cyber Censors Have A Theme Song
The People’s Republic of China is a major force on the internet. Their cyber warriors hack American companies, American newspapers, and American weather satellites. When…
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Brilliant 10: Alex Halderman Strengthens Democracy Using Software
Alex HaldermanAlexander WellsIn 2010, the District of Columbia decided to test its online absentee voter system. So officials held a mock election and challenged the public to do their best to hack it....
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China Prepares For Tiananmen Anniversary By Taking Down Tumblr
Technology Add it to the list Ahead of the anniversary of one of their worst anti-dissident atrocities, China has blocked national access to Tumblr, one of the few remaining global social media…
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Hong Kong Makes Tesla Remove Calendar App From Cars In Update
Cars Tesla's update message was super passive aggressive about it Tesla motorists in Hong Kong are down one potentially useful but arguably unimportant feature after the most recent software update....
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