Source: Reuters
Iranian authorities have blocked the use of most “virtual private networks”, a tool that many Iranians use to get around an extensive government Internet filter, Iranian media quoted an official as saying on Sunday.
Tag Archives: Filtering
Iranian government blocks use of tool to get around Internet filter
March 10, 2013 – 4:55 pm
After the Green Movement: Internet Controls in Iran, 2009-2012
February 15, 2013 – 2:46 pm
This report details Iran’s increasing Internet controls since 2009, when protests against the victory of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad rocked the country. The election protest campaign–dubbed the “Green Movement”–was marked for the high use of social media and other information and communication technologies (ICT) to organize protests and disseminate information.
Citizen Lab Senior Researcher Sarah McKune in Huffington Post interview
January 17, 2013 – 6:07 pm
Hosted by Ahmed Shihab-Eldin, the segment explored US involvement in exporting arms and censorship, surveillance and filtering technology to brutal regimes abroad.
Technical Advisor Morgan Marquis-Boire at State Surveillance and Human Rights Camp
December 14, 2012 – 5:57 am
Citizen Lab Technical Advisor Morgan Marquis-Boire gave a plenary talk at the State Surveillance And Human Rights Camp in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on December 13.
Iran’s National Information Network
November 9, 2012 – 3:10 pm
This blog post from Citizen Lab partner, ASL19, discusses Iran’s planned National Information Network.
Update on Information Controls in Ethiopia
November 1, 2012 – 12:50 pm
Ethiopia remains a dangerous country in which to express dissent online. The recent conviction of a number of bloggers and journalists, combined with the country’s history of filtering critical political content online, demonstrates the restrictive nature of the country’s information environment. This blog post describes recent developments in the country and reports on the results of ONI testing conducted in September 2012.
The Kremlin’s new Internet surveillance plan goes live today
November 1, 2012 – 11:31 am
The Citizen Lab, Russian secret services watchdog Agentura.Ru, and Privacy International have launched a collaborative project to examine ‘Russia’s Surveillance State.’ As part of this project, Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan of Agentura.Ru published a piece in Wired magazine on November 1, 2012, titled The Kremlin’s New Internet Surveillance Plan Goes Live Today.
Middle East and North Africa CyberWatch: July 14 – July 27, 2012
July 30, 2012 – 8:46 am
This issue of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Cyber Watch covers issues such as blogger and netizen arrests, Internet and social media use, censorship and filtering, hacktivism, government control, and cyber warfare.
Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert comments on Netsweeper in Toronto Star piece
June 28, 2012 – 9:45 am
In a Toronto Star article on the Guelph tech firm accused of making tools to censor Internet abroad, Citizen Lab Director Ron Deibert commented on the Canadian company’s controversial activities.
Technology web surveillance: Some of the world’s most invasive regimes
April 26, 2012 – 5:19 pm
Source: Katie Scott, Wired
In its Freedom on the Net 2011 report, Freedom House states: “The country reports and numerical scores in this study reveal that a growing number of governments are moving to regulate or restrict the free flow of information on the internet.
