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• Canada's top court backs order for Google to remove firm's website from global searches June 29, 2017
• Wikipedia blocked in Turkey May 2, 2017
• World Wide Web Consortium abandons consensus and decides to standardize DRM September 19, 2017
• NTIA approves IANA transition proposal June 6, 2016
• New cloud computing legislation in South Korea September 22, 2015
• How Apple is paving the way to a ‘cloud dictatorship’ in China February 17, 2018
• Europe's GDPR meets WHOIS privacy: which way forward? January 26, 2018
• Mozilla files suit against FCC to protect net neutrality January 17, 2018
• The year the open Internet came under siege: 2017 year in review December 23, 2017
• Paradigm shifts for the decentralized Web December 20, 2017
• FCC Repeals Net Neutrality Rules December 20, 2017
• Resolution on transparency of trade negotiations endorsed at UN Internet Governance Forum meeting December 19, 2017
• Internet Censorship Detection Tool November 14, 2017
• CoE and Kaspersky Lab sign agreement on human rights November 11, 2017
• What “jurisdiction” does ICANN belong to? November 7, 2017
• EFF to ICANN's registrars: don't pick up the censor's pen November 2, 2017
• New research paper on content regulation and domain name policy October 26, 2017
• Artificial Intelligence: what are the issues for digital rights? October 24, 2017
• Togo Internet shutdown - September 2017 September 29, 2017
• Global coalition recommend human rights protections for cybercrime proposal September 18, 2017
• China makes chat group administrators criminally liable for unlawful messages September 18, 2017
• Chinese man sentenced to prison for selling VPN software September 5, 2017
• U.S. judge says LinkedIn cannot block startup from public profile data August 15, 2017
• Brazil: multistakeholder internet governance model in crisis August 10, 2017
• Deciphering China’s VPN Ban August 3, 2017
• Apple removes VPN apps from China store that help Internet users evade censorship July 29, 2017
• Russia requesting to review source code of Western companies’ security products July 29, 2017
• The White House just endorsed the FCC’s effort to roll back its net neutrality rules July 25, 2017
• Amazon win sets good precedent July 23, 2017
• Payment processors are profiling heavy metal fans as terrorists July 14, 2017
• FTC updates guidance on children's privacy law, includes connected toys June 27, 2017
• Social media giants step up joint fight against extremist content June 26, 2017
• Digital security and due process: A new legal framework for the cloud era June 23, 2017
• How ICANN is manipulating its GDPR discussions June 23, 2017
• There’s a constitutional right to use social media, Supreme Court says June 20, 2017
• UN Rapporteur demands respect for freedom of expression online June 14, 2017
• YouTube clarifies “hate speech” definition and which videos won’t be monetised June 2, 2017
• FBI director Comey backs new push for decrypt bill May 4, 2017
• The FCC just released a plan to undo its own net neutrality rules April 27, 2017
• The FCC wants to eliminate net neutrality protections April 26, 2017
• Canada strengthens net neutrality rules as US prepares to gut them April 21, 2017
• The Senate just voted to undo landmark rules covering your Internet privacy March 24, 2017
• Swiss parliament votes in favor of Internet blocking in the context of online gamling March 3, 2017
• UNESCO introduces Internet Universality concept January 30, 2017
• State Department publishes open licensing “Playbook” for federal agencies January 20, 2017
• Internet Governance Forum: Embarking on post-IANA transition and taking on trade December 12, 2016
• China ends anonymity on its Internet November 12, 2016
• Social media has us under surveillance – big business is the new Big Brother November 2, 2016
• Harmonization of Cyberlegislation in Latin America November 2, 2016
• Missing the target: the human rights push in ICANN goes off the rails October 26, 2016
• U.S. Treasury tells banks to provide details on cyber attacks October 26, 2016
• UN report cites threats to freedom of expression October 26, 2016
• U.S. takes aim at cyber attacks from connected devices as recalls mount October 25, 2016
• American illegally wiretapped at home by Ethiopian government October 25, 2016
• US: Open access law could be passed this year October 25, 2016
• Open Access Week 2016 October 25, 2016
• U.S. calls on automakers to make cyber security a priority October 25, 2016
• NIST framework for improving critical infrastructure cybersecurity October 24, 2016
• Study: Pathways into cybercrime October 24, 2016
• Signal received a grand jury subpoena for Signal user data October 6, 2016
• Open data and freedom of information: complements or competitors? September 28, 2016
• U.S. tech firms urge Congress to vote for the IANA oversight transition September 13, 2016
• Canada’s anti-counterfeiting chargeback project: paying back deceived consumers September 12, 2016
• U.S. Justice Department group studying Internet of Things threats to national security September 9, 2016
• Facebook is accused of censorship after deleting iconic Vietnam War photo September 9, 2016
• Remarks of U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information at fostering the advancement of the Internet of Things workshop September 9, 2016
• US ready to 'hand over' the internet's naming system August 29, 2016
• ICANN submits implementation planning status report to NTIA August 15, 2016
• EU-US data pact launched August 1, 2016
• UN council passed online freedom resolution July 4, 2016
• US: Net neutrality rules upheld by Court of Appeal June 14, 2016
• IANA transition milestone reached June 9, 2016
• Will the UN kill the IGF? May 30, 2016
• NSA internal newsletter released by The Intercept May 23, 2016
• Community Groups Come Together Across the U.S. to Promote Digital Rights May 1, 2016
• Supreme Court approves rule change that expands FBI computer search powers April 29, 2016
• What every Browser knows about you April 4, 2016
• EU and US release details on Trans-Atlantic Data Transfer Deal March 29, 2016
• Mass surveillance leads to self-censorship March 29, 2016
• EU-US data transfer pact agreed February 4, 2016
• Trade officials sign the TPP but it's still up to lawmakers to reject it February 3, 2016
• Access Now welcomes human rights partnership between telcos and GNI February 2, 2016
• Announcing a global coalition demanding security for all January 13, 2016
• China largest buyer of domain names December 15, 2015
• 10th Internet Governance Forum Opens In Joao Pessoa, Brazil November 11, 2015
• Domanin registrars need ICANN clearance for privacy protection October 20, 2015
• Letter from security & Internet experts to FCC Requests Mandates for Securing and Updating Wi-Fi Devices October 14, 2015
• Snowden Treaty for ending surveillance September 25, 2015
• US presidency candidate Jeb Bush against net neutrality September 22, 2015
• US and China in urgent negociations on cybersecurity September 20, 2015
• How successful was the new international cloud standard ISO 27018? September 17, 2015
• China asks for security policies from American companies September 17, 2015
• Digital Watch Newsletter for September 2015 September 7, 2015
• US transfer of Internet oversight to be delayed August 18, 2015
• ICANN considers banning privacy services July 15, 2015
• The issues surrounding IANA trademarks June 28, 2015
• ICANN meeting report: new domains process under review and names proposal for IANA transition ready June 28, 2015
• Join the global privacy campaign: no personal information in the publicly searchable WHOIS directory June 26, 2015
• IANA transition not on schedule June 19, 2015
• EFF annual report on government data requests June 19, 2015
• US to require HTTPS for all government websites June 9, 2015
• Presentations from Global Internet Policy Observatory workshop June 8, 2015
• WSIS review and IANA handover status progress June 2, 2015
• UN expert launches robust defence of online anonymity and encryption May 28, 2015
• NSA domestic phone spying program illegal by appeals court May 7, 2015
• First webinar on Introduction to the Global Internet Policy Observatory online platform May 4, 2015
• Internet kill switches are a violation of human rights law May 4, 2015
• EFF comments on the new USA Freedom Act May 1, 2015
• European Commission's GIPO tool is live April 30, 2015
• Webinar: Introduction to Global Internet Policy Observatory online platform April 30, 2015
• The development of an Advisory Group for GIPO April 30, 2015
• Canada: Bill C-51 will undermine Canada’s business climate April 22, 2015
• A global digital Magna Carta? Maybe, but first identify needs, panel says April 14, 2015
• President Obama creates new cyber sanctions programme April 2, 2015
• Facebook tracking said to breach EU law April 1, 2015
• .swiss on the agenda at the Swiss Internet Governance Forum March 31, 2015
• International Coalition Launches 'Manila Principles' to Protect Freedom of Expression Worldwide March 24, 2015
• Turkey has passed a new law for website blocking March 24, 2015
• India's Supreme Court strikes down law against offensive online content March 24, 2015
• Chinese anti-censorship group Greatfire.org suffers massive hack March 20, 2015
• An autocratic country in global multistakeholder Internet governance March 20, 2015
• ICANN urged by copyright industry associations to take action against IPR infringement March 11, 2015
• EFF joins civil society call for rejection of flawed US cybersecurity legislation March 5, 2015
• China says new cybersurveillance proposal follows US security practices March 4, 2015
• New Internet rules set up industry's next battle March 1, 2015
• Summary of what we know about the FCC net neutrality rules February 27, 2015
• China censorship sweep deletes more than 60,000 Internet accounts February 27, 2015
• FCC passes strict net neutrality regulations on 3-2 vote February 27, 2015
• Australia: Internet pirates won't be pursued using proposed metadata scheme February 27, 2015
• Republican bill would overturn FCC broadband decision February 27, 2015
• Fast track bill for TPP February 27, 2015
• FCC vote in favor of broadband reclassification February 26, 2015
• EFF supports early push in Congress to update online privacy law February 26, 2015
• Net neutrality: FCC votes on the future of the internet – live February 26, 2015
• Facebook rolls out new suicide prevention and support tools February 26, 2015
• The last 100 days to pass surveillance reform February 26, 2015
• Brazil: Marco Civil Da Internet or Internet Constitution February 26, 2015
• Software vendors need to stop trying to intercept customers’ encrypted traffic February 26, 2015
• Net neutrality: Freedom also means banning positive discrimination February 25, 2015
• Australia: Internet pirates won't be pursued under data retention scheme February 24, 2015
• Questions the US Congress should ask in its IANA transition hearing February 24, 2015
• NSA director defends plan to maintain 'backdoors' into technology companies February 23, 2015
• EFF warns about the threats of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPP) February 20, 2015
• Last-minute push on net neutrality February 19, 2015
• New HTTP/2 protocol to speed up web and improve encryption February 18, 2015
• Microsoft adopts first international cloud privacy standard February 17, 2015
• Russian researchers expose U.S. spying program February 17, 2015
• US executive order for information sharing February 13, 2015
• Obama holds cybersecurity summit February 13, 2015
• New cybersecurity legislation introduced in U.S., but still doesn’t protect users February 12, 2015
• Senators to push privacy, security legislation for IoT February 11, 2015
• Facebook builds platform for companies to share cybersecurity threat data February 11, 2015
• Digital rights groups urge the FCC to protect net neutrality February 10, 2015
• US to establish new cybersecurity agency February 10, 2015
• Update on the IANA transition February 7, 2015
• Silk Road's owner convicted of running online drug marketplace February 5, 2015
• Access cheers FCC move toward Net Neutrality February 4, 2015
• FCC chairman says broadband should be treated as utility for net neutrality February 4, 2015
• Broadband reclassification is essential, bur the devil is always in the details, EFF says February 4, 2015
• China to force authors to provide real names when publishing online January 30, 2015
• FCC raises threshold for high-speed internet January 29, 2015
• Cyberthreat sharing must include strong privacy protections, advocates say January 29, 2015
• New cybersecurity rules in China January 28, 2015
• National Security Agency violates defense department privacy rules January 28, 2015
• China blocks VPN access to the Internet January 24, 2015
• What can happen from a domain name system error January 23, 2015
• Australia's transformation to a digital government January 23, 2015
• UN needs agency for data protection, European commissioner tells Davos January 22, 2015
• Criticism to the Republican net neutrality proposal January 21, 2015
• New Snowden show NSA preparations for cyber battle January 21, 2015
• Access urges Congress to reject CISPA January 18, 2015
• Secret US cybersecurity report: encryption vital to protect private data January 15, 2015
• CIA releases report on surveillance of Congress January 15, 2015
• Republican bill to ensure net neutrality January 14, 2015
• Net neutrality debates in India January 13, 2015
• EFF's call to stop TPP and TTIP from fast track ratification January 13, 2015
• EFF statement on Obama's cybersecurity law January 13, 2015
• Knight Foundation: Net Neutrality Report January 13, 2015
• Should consumer drones be better regulated? January 12, 2015
• Public policy on increasing access to the WHOLE internet - not just Facebook January 11, 2015
• Obama will unveil new cybersecurity initiatives this week January 10, 2015
• UN approves privacy resolution January 9, 2015
• New leaked document on the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) exposes threats to privacy, data protection, and net neutrality. January 9, 2015
• CISPA will be re-introduced after Sony hack January 9, 2015
• Reintroduced bill on net neutrality January 7, 2015
• Critics to the NetMundial Initiative January 6, 2015
• TISA trade agreement threatens net neutrality, data protection and consumer rights January 6, 2015
• Samsung pledges to make an open Internet of Things January 6, 2015
• Internet freedom & China, Russia and US policies January 4, 2015
• FCC to vote on net neutrality rules in February January 3, 2015
• White House approves sanctions against North Korea for Sony hack January 3, 2015
• Internet censorship in 2015 January 2, 2015
• Happy New Year, Happy New IANA January 1, 2015
• Intelligence layer for the Internet of Things December 31, 2014
• Snowden revelations make IETF rethink security December 31, 2014
• Internet users care more about online privacy and security December 15, 2014
• ICANN says new gTLDs did not cause data breaches December 15, 2014
• Sony Pictures was hacked December 15, 2014
• Microsoft's fight for privacy December 14, 2014
• Sir Tim Berners-Lee: Recognise the Internet as a human right December 13, 2014
• Access supports the efforts of Congress to pass cybersecurity legislation December 12, 2014
• FBI proposes Congress 3 ways to fight cyber threats December 12, 2014
• Twitter should reconsider the reports of abuse December 12, 2014
• US Congress possible attempt to compromise the IANA transition December 12, 2014
• Social media is considered to be one of the key organisational strengths of Isis December 12, 2014
• Net neutrality supporters disrupt FCC meeting December 12, 2014
• First smartphone driver’s license December 11, 2014
• Civil society groups call for Trans-Pacific Partnership secret text to be revealed December 11, 2014
• App for selling anything to anyone in complete privacy December 11, 2014
• ITU Plenipotentiary 2014 - Access Now's impressions and analysis of outcomes December 10, 2014
• Facebook is developing artificial intelligence December 10, 2014
• US Department of Justice thinks companies need to trust gov't on cybersecurity December 9, 2014
• Darkweb site taken down December 9, 2014
• US demands seizure from Irish server December 9, 2014
• US bill prohibits government mandating backdoors in technolgy December 4, 2014
• Qualcomm hopes to cure Wi-Fi rage with enterprise platform December 3, 2014
• The Internet of Things may bring a new economic boom December 3, 2014
• Switzerland Telecommunications Authority publishes annual report November 19, 2014
• Server farm in sub-Arctic November 15, 2014
• Obama gives FCC political cover to regulate broadband November 15, 2014
• Facebook app poses a dilemma for publishers November 9, 2014
• The New gTLD Influx: What Does It Mean for the Industry? November 9, 2014
• Web statistics ignore users in developing countries, study shows November 7, 2014
• How will internet governance change after the ITU conference? November 7, 2014
• How will the Internet Governance change after the ITU conference? November 7, 2014
• Demand the FCC Enact Real Net Neutrality, Join One of the Emergency Protests Happening Today Across the Country November 6, 2014
• The top-level domain .swiss available in 2015 November 5, 2014
• Mesh networks and Firechat make ‘switching off the internet’ that much harder October 6, 2014
• In the web's hidden darknet, criminal enterprise is thriving October 3, 2014
• Does ICANN violate Human Rights? The Council of Europe report September 22, 2014
• Internet Governance Forum and Internet Ungovernance Forum September 10, 2014