Author (s), Editor (s): Adam D. Thierer, Clyde Wayne Jr
ISBN-13: 978-1930865433
This book considers the threats to free speech and online commerce posed by international goverment attempting to impose such territorial statutes and standards within cyberspace.
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“Shadowy government officials are blocking thousands of pages deemed undesirable. But they are not fast enough. So the government is now testing Canadian software that can block millions of sites a second.” ”The internet Pakistan is seeing is not the same as the rest of the world is seeing,” said Ronald Deibert of Citizen Lab.…
“The Global Network Initiative, which seeks to promote freedom of expression and privacy in the digital age, sent the requests to the 21 countries in the Freedom Online Coalition, which have committed to collaborating to advance internet freedom.”[Source: Skynews, Country: Australia, September 20, 2013]
“The reassurances comes as Beijing has embarked on a widespread crackdown on information on the internet, including the detention of several high-profile online commentators, known as Big Vs, and the threat of jail time for authors of posts that are untrue if they’re widely viewed or shared.” [Source: Quartz, September 18, 2013, China]
Author (s), Editor (s): John Mathiason ISBN-10: 0415774039 | ISBN-13: 978-0415774031 Based on international regime theory, this book analyses how the multi-stakeholder institutions have grown along with the Internet itself. Starting with an examination of how communications were regulated under the Westphalian system, John Mathiason shows how governance of the Internet started as a technical…
“A 65 years old cyber-dissident activist ‘Ngo Hao’ is sentenced to 15 years in prison for posting “subversive” articles online..” [Source: Reporters Without Borders, Country: Vietnam, September 13, 2013]
“If the NSA wants to get into your system, they are going to get in . . . . Most of the people in my community are realistic about that,” said Christopher Soghoian, a computer security expert at the American Civil Liberties Union on Google’s data encryption amid backlash against NSA spying.. [Source: Washington Post, Country: USA,…
Author (s), Editor (s): Robert K. Knake ISBN-10: 0876094817 | ISBN-13: 978-0876094815 Cybersecurity and homeland security expert Robert K. Knake urges the United States to promote its vision for a secure Internet through existing international forums. His report provides a clear statement of U.S. national interest in cyberspace and develops an agenda for promoting it…
This report explores key trends and challenges to the right of all individuals to seek, receive and impart information and ideas of all kinds through the Internet. The Special Rapporteur underscores the unique and transformative nature of the Internet not only to enable individuals to exercise their right to freedom of opinion and expression, but…
Author (s), Editor (s): Laura DeNardis ISBN-10: 0262258153, 9780262258159 This book demonstrates the considerations on specifications of various intrnet protocols. The emergence of Internet as what we see today is in part a consequence of specifications set forth by these standards and any future changes will also play a major role for future of Internet…