Category Archives: Internet Freedom

Supreme Court to Cops Who Want to Search Your Cellphone: Get a Warrant

Posted on 06/27/2014 by | Supreme Court to Cops Who Want to Search Your Cellphone: Get a Warrant已关闭评论

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that police generally may not search the cellphones of Americans who have been arrested without a search warrant.
—By Dana Liebelson | Tue Sep. 17, 2013 6:00 AM EDT | Updated Wed Jun. 25, 2014 11:00 AM EDT

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No Trial Yet for Jailed Uyghur Scholar, Says Lawyer

Posted on 06/25/2014 by | No Trial Yet for Jailed Uyghur Scholar, Says Lawyer已关闭评论

Last week, the shroud of silence around the case of detained Uyghur scholar Ilham Tohti sparked fears that a secret trial had already been held, and a plea from his wife for information. Now, Continue reading →

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China’s ‘Sovereign Internet’

Posted on 06/25/2014 by | China’s ‘Sovereign Internet’已关闭评论

China is increasingly seeking not just domestic but international influence over cyberspace.
A new report in People’s Daily interviewed five Chinese experts on Internet security and political thought, including Fang Binxing (credited with creating China’s “Great Firewall”). Continue reading →

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Minitrue: “Connections Won’t Shield Graft Probes”

Posted on 06/23/2014 by | Minitrue: “Connections Won’t Shield Graft Probes”已关闭评论

The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source.

All websites find and delete the article “Xinhua Commentary on Ling Zhengce’s Fall: Even Connections to the Imperial Court Won’t Save You.” Implement immediately. (June 19, 2014) Continue reading →

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CloudFlare: Hong Kong democracy movement hit by ‘one of largest DDoS attacks in internet history’

Posted on 06/21/2014 by | CloudFlare: Hong Kong democracy movement hit by ‘one of largest DDoS attacks in internet history’已关闭评论

Occupy Central, a grassroots movement that aims to bring universal suffrage to Hong Kong, has been subject to “one of the largest and most persistent DDoS attacks in the history of the Internet,” Continue reading →

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Sensitive Words: Returning From Exile, Hunting Tigers

Posted on 06/21/2014 by | Sensitive Words: Returning From Exile, Hunting Tigers已关闭评论

As of June 20, the following search terms are blocked on Weibo (not including the “search for user” function).

Returning From Exile: Tiananmen protest leader Zhou Fengsuo, who has been living in exile as a US citizen for the past 25 years, returned to Beijing on the anniversary of the June 4th crackdown. Continue reading →

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China launches campaign to cleanse web of terror content

Posted on 06/20/2014 by | China launches campaign to cleanse web of terror content已关闭评论

BEIJING Fri Jun 20, 2014 7:18am EDT
(Reuters) – China began a campaign on Friday to purge the Internet of content it says promotes terror and violence, enlisting the aid of major websites, state media said, as the country moves to damp violence in its restive far west. Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Democracy Poll Hit by Cyberattack

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Security Firm Says Attack Is Large and Sophisticated; Site Remains Online in City

By PAUL MOZUR in Beijing and CHESTER YUNG in Hong Kong CONNECT

Updated June 20, 2014 7:45 a.m. ET

The website of a poll gauging Hong Kong residents’ opinions on elections was repeatedly hit by severe cyberattacks on its opening day, according to organizers and a firm seeking to protect the poll from such attacks. Continue reading →

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