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DPI Threat to Freedom of Expression

By Marianna Mao | December 31st, 2012 | No Comments

The International Telecommunications Union has approved the adoption of a technical standard for deep packet inspection (DPI) technology, arousing concerns about the potential effects of standardizing invasive technology that can be used for censorship and surveillance. What is DPI? As described in our blog post on Russia’s new internet bill, information over the internet is […]

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Does WCIT-12 Represent a Real Threat to Internet Freedom?

By Jean-Loup Richet | December 13th, 2012 | 3 Comments

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 […]

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