Category: Digital Rights
Internet Freedom in Europe: It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Turkey
An increasing number of governments are increasingly turning the screws on internet freedom. Funnily enough, they look at the EU for inspiration. When Judit Varga,…
Big Brother Building in Romania Phase Two
The companies chosen to build the EU-funded data collection system for Romania’s intelligence agency are hardly the cleanest. In late May 2017, the Romanian Information…
The Price of Digital Rights
Internet companies and telcos are not particularly good at disclosing policies on freedom of expression and privacy. On a long-term basis, this could dent their…
Telcos and Internet Companies, Bad at Informing People About Their Rights
The world’s telecom and internet behemoths are far from being transparent when it comes to users’ privacy. It’s time for them to improve. The world’s…
Monitoring and Killing Public Opinion Online: A Booming Industry in China
China has traditionally been a masterful manipulator of public opinion. It has finally perfected a system to weed out dissent on the internet, too. Days…
Internet Is Censored in Two-Thirds of the World
Many believe the Internet equals freedom of information. Recently, that has been less and less the case. Maung Saung Kha, a 23-year old poet from…
EU Helps Romanian Intelligence Agency to Officially Become Big Brother
Thanks to a generous EU grant, Romania’s controversial intelligence agency is mingling stocks of databases from the country’s public institutions to monitor people. That could…
The Constitutional Issues Behind Apple iPhone Dispute: Individuals’ Freedom Is at Stake
Is it right for Apple to refuse a government’s request to create software to snoop into a terrorist’s phone? Three legal experts say it was…
Internet Freedom Threatened by Cybercrime Law in Pakistan
Pakistani authorities want to access people’s data stocked online, shut down websites anytime they wish or put people behind bars for trivial activities such as…
Ranking Telcos: Name and Shame Them and They Will Improve
There are several initiatives out there that measure and rank companies. Pharmaceutical manufacturers are ranked according to how they ensure access to medicines and major…