With the World Conference on International Telecommunications (WCIT-2012) being held from 3-14th December, some people are raising concerns over how much control governments will have over Internet censorship. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is a United Nations agency which is convening the conference in Dubai. The ITU implements the International Telecommunications Regulations (ITRs – available for download [...]
Over the past couple of years, Iran has not-so-secretly been building the foundations for an internal Iran-only version of the Internet, separated from the rest of the world. Two weeks ago they took it out for a spin, shutting out Google properties such as Gmail and YouTube. When many Iranians voiced their displeasure at losing [...]
Cuba is crying foul over Google’s refusal to allow access to its analytics website. According to Google, it is basing its block on a provision in its terms of service, which prohibit exporting its products and services to any “embargoed countries or individuals.” AFP quotes Google as saying, “As a US company, we comply with [...]
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