This week, Internet Monitor explores the politics of Russia's "right to be forgotten" bill, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's initiative to bring technology and innovation to India, and British Prime Minister David Cameron's call to end strong encryption (which we hear could "ruin the internet").
Tomorrow, David Kaye, the UN Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of the right to freedom of opinion and speech, will present a report on encryption and freedom of expression to the Human Rights Council. Here's what you should know about the report and why it matters.
Internet Monitor goes on a field trip to the Museum of Crimes of Thought, a virtual effort to explain the Turkish penal and legal system to netizens far and wide.
This week, Internet Monitor looks at the state of government-run surveillance efforts in France, the USA, and Paraguay; recent social media bans in Nauru; and a recent UN report on encryption and anonymity.
Chinese Communist Party recruiting online "youth civilization volunteers," new tax may price Malawians out of Internet service, South African Internet regulations called "worst new Internet censorship law," and more, in our Week in Review.
New Russian system to monitor social media and predict political protests; radio and Internet under attack in Burundi; South Korea mandates spyware on teens' phones; and more, in our Week in Review.
Iran targets Instagram, Ukraine asks for local Facebook office, and more, in our Week in Review.
Canadian town outlaws insulting police officers online, rights experts condemn Internet kill switches, and more, in our Week in Review.
Russia is pushing to ban Tor, Cuba gets Netflix, and more in this week's #IMWeekly.
The Electronic Frontier Foundation announced today that it has partnered with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, New York University’s Technology Law & Policy Clinic, and the Calyx Institute to launch Canarywatch, which monitors changes to known warrant canaries. Canarywatch maintains a list of warrant canaries on its site, tracks changes to or disappearances of these canaries, and encourages submissions of additional warrant canaries not yet listed.