Iran articles

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  Malware attack on Iran's oil ministry: infrastructure fine, but websites taken offline

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 24, 2012 12:34 am + 13 comments

  Iran's Ministry of Petroleum and a number of affiliated companies were hit with a malware attack on Continue reading…

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  Obama orders sanctions against foreign parties using technology in human rights abuses

  By T.C. Sottek on April 23, 2012 11:36 am + 23 comments

  President Obama will issue an executive order today that will allow the US to establish sanctions on Continue reading…

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  Sergey Brin says China and Iran are bad, but Apple and Facebook threaten the open web too

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 16, 2012 05:27 am + 175 comments

  Google co-founder Sergey Brin is worried about the future of the internet, and not just because of Continue reading…

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  ZTE follows Huawei's lead, promises to curb Iran business after surveillance system sale

  By Bryan Bishop on March 24, 2012 05:46 am + 23 comments

  ZTE has said it is going to scale back its business dealings with Iran after it was revealed the Continue reading…

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  Obama administration challenges Iran on internet policy, provides guidance to subvert its 'electronic curtain'

  By T.C. Sottek on March 20, 2012 10:34 am + 100 comments

  Today the Obama administration released a blog post condemning Iran for denying its citizens "a Continue reading…

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  Google confirms its encrypted services have been blocked in Iran since February 10th

  By Chris Welch on February 13, 2012 01:57 pm + 18 comments

  Bloomberg has received direct confirmation from Google that — as our own findings indicated — Continue reading…

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  Iran reportedly blocking encrypted internet access on eve of national anniversary

  By Aaron Souppouris on February 10, 2012 10:03 am + 29 comments

  A number of sources have reported that the Iranian government has cut off access to all encrypted Continue reading…

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  Iran orders internet cafes to record customer activity and identity

  By Dante D'Orazio on January 5, 2012 06:02 pm + 44 comments

  Iranians are now being monitored at internet cafes. The government is requiring that the cafes Continue reading…

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  SMS and social media banned in Congo, deaf residents lose critical means of contact

  By Chris Welch on December 19, 2011 06:29 pm + 21 comments

  The latest country to prohibit social media and the use of SMS messaging within its borders is the Continue reading…

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  Iran allegedly used GPS exploit to capture US drone

  By Chris Welch on December 16, 2011 04:53 pm + 77 comments

  The US surveillance drone that is now in the hands of Iran was allegedly captured using a GPS Continue reading…