#IMWeekly: October 15, 2013
In this week's #IMWeekly: a new move for Internet governance, Brazil's new "secure" e-mail system, and more.
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#IMWeekly: September 30, 2013
In this week's #IMWeekly: Sudan under an Internet blackout; arrests under China's new anti-rumor laws; and more.
#IMWeekly: September 9, 2013
In this week's #IMWeekly: the NSA has broken or circumvented encryption technologies; a new law in Vietnam may prevent most political discussion online.
#IMweekly: September 3, 2013
In this week's #IMWeekly: a crackdown on Internet cafés in Azerbaijan, an Internet blackout in Aleppo, and more.
Facebook Transparency Report: US and India lead in data requests
Facebook issued its first transparency report this week; the United States tops the list of governments making data requests in the first six months of 2013, with up to 12,000 requests affecting as many as 21,000 user accounts.
"You look way prettier in person than through your webcam": #NSAPickupLines
The revelation that several NSA employees have used the agency's surveillance power to spy on romantic partners has sparked a wave of satirical love poems and pick-up lines.
#imweekly: August 26, 2013
In this week's #IMWeekly: NSA officials used the agency's surveillance powers to spy on romantic partners; critics challenge Internet.org's mission to bring Internet access to all; and more.
Is Facebook the third most popular news source in the Middle East? It depends on where you are.
How do internet users use Facebook to gather news and information? It varies widely depending the country.
Human Computing and the Gamification of Surveillance Analysis
The problem with modern surveillance is that much more is gathered than can be analyzed. Recent trends in human computing and the use of games to perform complex tasks might fix that problem. In the future, we may all be surveillance analysts.
China's Reactions to the Snowden Story
Snowden’s flight to Hong Kong in late May stirred a wide and active response on the Chinese Internet. Snowden’s name was one of the top-ranked topics on China’s Twitter-like microblogging website Sina Weibo in June.