The more we live our lives online, the greater the temptation for governments and private companies to spy on us. Padraig Reidy highlights the dark side of our increasing dependence on digital communications
Policing the internet
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CATEGORY: Digital Freedom
India discusses proposals to regulate the internet
The Indian government’s proposal to the United Nations General Assembly, to form a 50-member United Nations Committee on Internet Related Policies...
Berlin internet freedom and human rights conference
Mike Harris: Berlin internet freedom and human rights conference
Prosecutor to launch consultation on social media guidelines
The Director of Public Prosecutions has announced a consultation to establish clear guidelines on prosecutions involving social media . In a...
The world’s first bill of internet rights
Brazil is close to passing the world's first internet bill of rights. The Marco Civil da Internet aims to guarantee basic protections for internet...
Index opposes ITU authority over the internet
Index joins civil society groups in voicing concerns about proposals made by the International Telecommunication Union that would threaten the openness of the internet
Default web filtering is not the way forward
Index on Censorship joins rights groups calling on British Prime Minister David Cameron to resist plans for internet blocking
Putin’s grip on the internet
Vladimir Putin says [Ru] he doesn’t use the internet very much. But he has definitely recognised its power. The biggest protest rallies in...
Who controls the internet?
Marta Cooper: Who controls the internet?
Web 2.0: Don’t shoot the messenger
Search engines and social networking sites are at the heart of Web 2.0. To unreasonably threaten them with liability for user content misses the point, says
Marta Cooper