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Internet Freedom in Vietnam

By Lindsay Beck | Aug 12, 2013

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Internet freedom has been under threat in Vietnam for some time. The most recent action to repress free speech online is in the form of “Decree 72”, a legislation which requires Internet companies to cooperate with the Vietnamese…

DDoS Mitigation 101

By | Aug 09, 2013

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Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks are an increasingly popular method used against NGO and independent media websites to make them inaccessible during key political moments. 

How do they work?

The term DDoS in…

Animating Digital Security

By Lindsay Beck | Aug 06, 2013

Digital security can be quite challenging for activists working in conflict zones or similarly difficult environments. The SKeyes Center for Media and Cultural Freedom has produced the "…

Blurring the Boundaries for the Common Good

By | Jul 26, 2013

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Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. ~ Margaret Mead

For the last…

Tech4Dem Talk, July 23! Nicco Mele on how today's tech means "The End of Big" (which also happens to be his book)

By Katrin Verclas | Jul 18, 2013

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UPDATE:  The Livestream for the event is here 

Please join us on Tuesday, July 23  from 5-7 for talk and conversation with Nicco Mele book talk, he will…

Calculators, Magicians, and Diamonds

By Zac Whittington | Jul 11, 2013

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This Month's Global Online Censorship Round-Up

By Lindsay Beck | Jul 02, 2013

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While news of NSA and GCHQ surveillance continues to dominate the news, there are plenty of other countries that use legal and judicial means to justify online censorship and surveillance. Internet…

Spooks and Democracy Advocacy - Are We Becoming Cyberlosers?

By | Jun 27, 2013

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The recent revelations about large-scale NSA surveillance point to a pervasive problem facing democracy and human rights activists around the world. They face intense surveillance on a daily basis for working for universally accepted…

Culture and Cost, Safety and Services: Research on Mobile Phones and Afghan Women

By Denna Millet | Jun 21, 2013

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The Communications World has Changed. Have your Programs?

By Chris Doten | Jun 17, 2013

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The cell phone represents the most radical transformation in communication technology for the masses since... well, who knows when. Mobiles are a BFD, and they’re everywhere. However, I’m sometimes surprised that international development…