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.
The Chinese government automates a crackdown on VPN access, France calls for Internet operators to ban terrorists, and more in this week's #IMWeekly.
We continue posting our annual report essays on Medium this week with the "Data and Privacy" collection. The collection contains ten of the chapter's eleven essays (Sara Watson's speculative fiction piece, "Dada Data and the Internet of Paternalistic Things," is available elsewhere on Medium) as well as new art by Berkman Center Fellow and Internet Monitor annual report contributor Willow Brugh.
Thailand's Cyber Security Bill worries activists, Hong Kong Privacy Commissioner speaks out in support of the "right to be forgotten," and more, in this week's #IMWeekly.
We continue posting our annual report essays on Medium this week with the "Public Discourse" chapter.
Silk Road trial begins, Sri Lankan president vows to ease censorship, and more, in this week's IM Weekly.
Iran's attempt at Smart Filtering, ICANN hacked, and more in this week's IMWeekly!
Powerful Linus trojan uncovered; Pirate Bay shuts down following a raid; the continuing aftermath of the Sony hack; and more this week on #IMWeekly.