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UK courts and censorship authorities come down heavily over online pornography issues
May08, 2012: It seems as if UK has decided to go all war against copyright infringement and child pornography. In one of such incidents, the government of UK is geared up to adopt strict measures to prevent children from being affected by [...]
Eritrea along with Equatorial Guinea have been rated as among the top 5 heavily censored countries, North Korea, Syria and Iran are the other nations to be included in the top 10 list from CPJ
On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day on May 03, the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has [...]
A global media observation group warns of a severe attack on internet freedom in major countries including US and UK due to the hasty legislations they keep on introducing
May07, 2012: The fate of internet liberty is in shambles worldwide including the United States and the United Kingdom, if the study conducted [...]
“Chinese firewall backfires yet again with a ban on the newly introduced Google Drive in China last week”
May03, 2012: With the imposition of ban on recently launched Google Drive in the country, the Great Firewall of China has once again let millions of Chinese netizens to feel the heat of censorship.
The [...]
The controversial cybersecurity bill gets a nod from the House but still awaits clearance from the White House despite amendments.
April27, 2012: Amid hours of debate and amending session, the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) was ultimately approved by the House of Representatives on Thursday night. The Act was passed through [...]
Bitcoins are a radically new cash-like crypto-currency which enables cash-like payments on the web. Utilizing cryptography, Bitcoins enable a multitude of features including, a solution to double spending online, decentralization, as well as irreversible transactions. Bitcoins, by nature, provide significant levels of anonymity while simultaneously maintaining a list of all transactions in a public ledger.
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The Makers of Hurt Locker Resurface with a brand new lawsuit against BitTorrent users. Voltage Pictures files a new lawsuit to sue 2,514 BitTorrent users for downloading ‘The Hurt Locker’, the 2010 Oscar Award winning Hollywood flick.
April25, 2012: In a move that is expected to fetch several million dollars in the name [...]
Aimed at minimizing the scandal rumor involving the Chinese politician, the government censors certain websites for about an hour
April19, 2012: Chinese internet censoring authorities continue to haunt the citizens with yet another daring move. The news is ripe that all the foreign sites were blocked for around an hour from access [...]
The communication ministry calls the internet blackout as completely baseless and a rumour sponsored by the Western countries
April19, 2012: In a move that might have put a question mark on the Government of Iran otherwise, its Ministry of Communication as refuted the reports that the country has plans to block the internet and replace [...]
With CISPA ready for a full vote on April 23 in Washington D.C, debates concerning internet restrictions have gained momentum yet again. The proposed act is seen as a successor to the flurry of internet laws such as SOPA, PIPA and ACTA that have [...]
As a measure to combat the threatening effects of internet censorship, Jimmy Rudolf, a French web developer has come out with his own version of anti-filtering system called as Open and Decentralized DNS (ODDNS).
The bypassing tool, which is still in its development phase is expected to work [...]
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