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Rights Group Reports on Abuses of Surveillance and Censorship Technology – New York Times


New York Times

Rights Group Reports on Abuses of Surveillance and Censorship Technology
New York Times
Last year, Mr. Marquis-Boire used computer servers to identify the use of an intelligence-oriented surveillance software program, called FinSpy, which was being used by Bahrain to track opposition activists. On a hunch last month, the researchers used

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In Censorship Move, Iran Plans Its Own, Private Internet (Wall Street Journal)

Wall Street Journal:
In Censorship Move, Iran Plans Its Own, Private Internet  —  An Iranian engineer who helped design and run the country’s Internet filters says he subtly undermined some censorship until fleeing into exile  —  Iran is taking steps toward an aggressive new form of censorship …

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Apple’s iPad could be game-changer in digital-media censorship (Frédéric Filloux/Washington Post)

Frédéric Filloux / Washington Post:
Apple’s iPad could be game-changer in digital-media censorship  —  I live in a country (France) where censorship is a big deal.  It comes mostly from greedy celebrities; they use a legal system that largely favors them.  Often, they find a compassionate judge to rule on the issue …

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