Access Express | 03/28/13
As the internet raises civic voices in Cambodia, a struggle brews over control
Citizen media, spread through the internet, are increasingly important in Cambodian civil society. However, activists worry that the government is preparing a strategy to reinstitute social control.
via techpresident 
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Large Australian ISP refuses to deploy Interpol filter
The Australian Federal Police has revealed that its limited mandatory ISP filtering scheme based on a list of offensive sites supplied by Interpol has not yet been taken up by most of Australia's ISPs.
via delimiter
Syria's rebel hackers are losing the cyberwar
On Syria’s digital battlefield, hackers loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are defeating the rebels' digital militias.
via globalpost
From the Access Community
Anonymized phone location data not so anonymous, researchers find
Anonymized mobile phone location data produces a GPS fingerprint that can be easily used to identify a user based on little more than tracking the pings a phone makes to cell towers, a new study shows.
via wired
Saudi Arabia threatens to ban popular encrypted messaging apps
Saudi authorities reportedly threaten to ban encrypted messaging services such as Skype, Viber and WhatsApp, causing upset among their many users.
via bbc
U.S. policing the freedom of the internet
The United States Department of Justice is under increasing scrutiny over its unwavering determination to prosecute internet journalists and activists, especially those who challenge the abuse of power by corporations and the government.
via aljazeera
Russia steps up crackdown on rights groups, internet freedoms
The head of the parliament committee on information policy, technology, and communications, last week that "an era of absolutely free Internet in Russia has ended," signaling that the threat to freedom of expression in Russia has become reality.
via cpj
China's Guangdong University assembles “Internet Red Army” to monitor students’ online activites
Guangdong Baiyun University built an “Internet Red Army” to monitor students’ activities and conversations on social media, tasked with 'controlling negative sentiment, monitoring online conversation, repelling wrong opinions, and protecting the university.
via offbeatchina
FBI wants real-time Gmail, Dropbox spying power
Despite the pervasiveness of law enforcement surveillance of digital communication, the FBI still has a difficult time monitoring Gmail, Google Voice, and Dropbox in real time. But that may change soon.
via slate
Big Data is opening doors, but maybe too many
The latest leaps in data collection are raising new concern about infringements on privacy — an issue so crucial that it could trump all others and upset the Big Data bandwagon.
via nytimes
Arrest warrant issued for Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah for a Twitter mention
Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah surrendered himself to the Egyptian public prosecution in response to an arrest warrant that was issued after he was mentioned on someone else's Twitter account.
via globalvoicesonline
Civilian ‘hacktivists’ could be lethal targets in cyberwar, NATO study says
Politically motivated civilian hackers, or “hacktivists,” who conduct online attacks as part of a nation’s cyberwar efforts could lawfully be targeted with deadly force, according to a new study commissioned by NATO’s cyberwarfare center.
via washingtontimes
Civil society demands total transparency on ACTA and TAFTA documents
In a letter sent to the president of the European Parliament, civil society asks for transparency and clarity regarding ACTA and TAFTA treaties.
via edri
How ICT sector transparency reports help civil society defend freedom of expression
ICT companies are responding to challenges around respecting freedom of expression and privacy by releasing transparency reports.
via ihrb
Cries of censorship as Brazilian satire blog ordered shut down
A Brazilian court has ruled that satirical blog Falha São Paulo must remain shut down because its name is too similar to the newspaper it mocks, a move that critics decry as a dangerous legal precedent for freedom of expression.
via globalvoicesonline
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