Censorship filters may have been removed for Skype in China

After the termination of Skype partnership with Tom Online, Microsoft may have removed all censorship filters for Chinese Internet users. Skype VoIP software has a special version for China, due to government censorship. Skype worked for several years via TOM Online, the Chinese provider. But in 2008, researchers had identified that written conversations via instant

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McAfee evaluation of cybercrime in Q3 2013

McAfee has just unveiled its latest analysis of the main cybercrime trends for the third quarter of 2013 : it shows that cybercriminals have not taken much holiday this summer. “During this summer, we have added  20 million of new samples in the McAfee” zoo”, which now gathers a total of 170 million elements”. We

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Google and Amazon to avoid Chinese cybercensorship

GreatFire, a group of activists and militants, decided to fight against the Chinese censorship by drilling a hole in the “Great Firewall” , the nickname of the digital divide which are stronger than the Great Wall of China. Filtering performed by the Chinese authorities is actually basic and brutal : the domain names of sites

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Tajikistan filters Internet before the presidential election

Just before the presidential elections in Tajikistan, several websites have been censored in the country, including Youtube and Ozodagon a media website. Tajikistan voters re-elected without surprise President Emomali Rahmon on November 6th, for his fourth term since 1992. To demonstrate how open he is, Rahmon had ensured that the opposition could hardly be heard

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Censorship in China is growing

The censorship of the incident that happened on October 29th in the famous Tiananmen Square demonstrates the continued commitment of China to eliminate any challenge. But how does China manages to control internet and social networks? … The vehicle that drove into the crowd on Monday 29th and was set into fire under Mao’s portrait

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The PirateBay launches its own web browser

The Pirate Bay, the famous BitTorrent p2p site, has launched a new platform downloads: The PirateBrowser is a free mix between Tor and Firefox that enable download illegally even in countries when The Pirate Bay is currently banned and blocked. The PirateBay is fighting against those who want to block it definitely through what its

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UK blocks 2 new p2p sites

Two new p2p sites will be closed, due to a British court decision: two Torrents links, EZTV and YIFY-Torrents should soon be blocked by the major ISPs in the country. The High Court of Justice has decided to order the six major UK ISPs including Sky, BT, Virgin Media, O2, Everything Everywhere and TalkTalk to

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Le VPN is the best VPN provider for France, according to VPN Maps

Le VPN is the best VPN provider for France, according to VPN Maps. VPN Maps is a new website that enables you to easily compare VPN services to find the one that suits you best. It ranks different VPN providers based a=on many different criteria and in its latest review VPN Maps announced that Le VPN is the best French

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200 writers urge Beijing to release the imprisoned authors

On May 3rd, some 200 writers from all over the world called on China to release imprisoned authors and to respect freedom of expression, saying that censorship limits the cultural development of the country. In a letter made public on the occasion of the International Day for the freedom of the press, these writers have

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How China spy on students on the web

Censorship in China is still fierce, with the Internet and social networks being closely monitored. Baiyun students in the province of Guangdong in southern China bear the brunt. The regional government has recently congratulated the University of Baiyun for monitoring online activities and opinions published by students on the web. The website GlobalVoices denounced this

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