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US cable reveals Google's motives for China censorship

...Google's decision to allow state censorship of its search results in China was partly influenced by the country... Read more

6 September, 2011 by David Meyer

Apple granted new multitouch, censorship patents

...of 18 patents on Tuesday, covering functionality ranging from multitouch to the censorship of text messages that contain objectionable content. The patents also cover the... Read more

14 October, 2010 by Ben Woods

Facebook and Google go on trial in India over censorship

...web giants, along with 10 other firms, alleging that their lack of censorship "will corrupt minds". The case began on Tuesday.So far, India has... Read more

14 March, 2012 by Don Reisinger

Google search solution satisfies China

...Google's resolution of how to balance a presence in China with censorship requirements. "Google agreed... that it will respect China's laws and regulations... Read more

21 July, 2010 by Stephen Shankland
Easy-Hide-IP 4.1.4.1

Easy-Hide-IP 4.1.4.1

...IP is an advanced IP changer to bypass virtually any form of censorship or internet traffic blocking imposed on you by your ISP, your company... Read more

2 March, 2012

Twitter to censor posts by country

...a link to further information. Twitter has not yet used its selective censorship capability, it said. When it does need to do so, it will... Read more

27 January, 2012 by David Meyer

Pakistan pushes ahead with ban on 'obscene' texts

...this would not be sufficient to allay the group's fears over censorship and privacy. "We question and challenge why they even are still considering... Read more

21 November, 2011 by Ben Woods

Websites employ pop-ups to protest piracy bill

...being debated in Congress. Image credit: CNET News In honour of 'American Censorship Day', some websites symbolically blacked out their front pages on Wednesday. The... Read more

17 November, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Anonymous posts face legal shake-up

...complaint had been received would be attached to the post.Index on Censorship is one of the key organisations campaigning for reform of the UK... Read more

20 October, 2011 by David Meyer

US funds censorship-busting shadow networks

The US government is reportedly funding various initiatives such as alternative networks to help bypass regimes that try to censor information or shut down the internet Read more

13 June, 2011 by Stephen Shankland

Anonymous targets Turkish government site

...has targeted a government site in Turkey over a proposed new internet censorship plan, in the latest step of its 'hacktivist' campaign. The site for... Read more

10 June, 2011 by Elinor Mills

Google embroiled in Kazakhstan kerfuffle

...reported hacking attempts that appear to have originated in China, and a censorship-related spat between Google and the Chinese authorities last year led the... Read more

8 June, 2011 by David Meyer
Poster4tomorrow 1.01

Poster4tomorrow 1.01

...a way for a group of designers to draw attention to the censorship that people across the world suffer from, but grew into an international... Read more

5 February, 2011

Researcher rejects chip-and-PIN flaw 'censorship

A Cambridge University professor has accused the UK Cards Association of attempting to 'censor' a student's work that contains source code for cracking chip-and-PIN encryption Read more

29 December, 2010 by Jack Clark

Tor tool aims to help Iranians work around internet ban

The online anonymity project's 'Obfsproxy' disguises encrypted data as innocuous data such as instant messages, which Tor believes could be used by Iranians to get round government web blocking Read more

13 February, 2012 by Edward Moyer

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