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Russian Censorship of Telegram

June 13, 2018 infossl

android, apple, censorship, cloudcomputing, iphone, russia, Security technology, signal, telegram, whatsapp

Internet censors have a new strategy in their bid to block applications and websites: pressuring the large cloud providers that host them. These providers have concerns that are much broader than the targets of censorship efforts, so they have the choice of either standing up to the censors or capitulating in order to maximize their … Read More “Russian Censorship of Telegram” »

Internet Filtering in Authoritarian Regimes

January 13, 2017 infossl

academicpapers, censorship, cybersecurity, Security technology

Interesting research: Sebastian Hellmeier, “The Dictator’s Digital Toolkit: Explaining Variation in Internet Filtering in Authoritarian Regimes,” Politics & Policy, 2016 (full paper is behind a paywall): Abstract: Following its global diffusion during the last decade, the Internet was expected to become a liberation technology and a threat for autocratic regimes by facilitating collective action. Recently, … Read More “Internet Filtering in Authoritarian Regimes” »

How Signal Is Evading Censorship

December 28, 2016 infossl

academicpapers, censorship, egypt, encryption, Security technology, tls, unitedarabemirates

Signal, the encrypted messaging app I prefer, is being blocked in both Egypt and the UAE. Recently, the Signal team developed a workaround: domain fronting. Signal’s new anti-censorship feature uses a trick called “domain fronting,” Marlinspike explains. A country like Egypt, with only a few small internet service providers tightly controlled by the government, can … Read More “How Signal Is Evading Censorship” »

Cybersecurity Issues for the Next Administration

October 14, 2016 infossl

censorship, cybersecurity, nationalsecuritypolicy, power, privacy, propaganda, Security technology, surveillance

On today’s Internet, too much power is concentrated in too few hands. In the early days of the Internet, individuals were empowered. Now governments and corporations hold the balance of power. If we are to leave a better Internet for the next generations, governments need to rebalance Internet power more towards the individual. This means … Read More “Cybersecurity Issues for the Next Administration” »

How Surveillance Causes Writers to Self-Censor

January 12, 2015 infossl

academicpapers, censorship, internetandsociety, privacy, Security technology, surveillance

A worldwide survey of writers affiliated with PEN shows a significant level of self-censoring. From the press release: The report’s revelations, based on a survey of nearly 800 writers worldwide, are alarming. Concern about surveillance is now nearly as high among writers living in democracies (75%) as among those living in non-democracies (80%). The levels … Read More “How Surveillance Causes Writers to Self-Censor” »