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Pakistan lifts YouTube ban, reinstates ban minutes later

Pakistan lifts YouTube ban, reinstates ban minutes later
  • Posted December 31, 2012, 1:00 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in The Web
  • When YouTube refused to take down a controversial video called "Innocence of Muslims" this summer, a small number of violent protests were sparked. Pakistani officials reacted by imposing a country-wide block of YouTube. According to the New York Times, YouTube was made…

U.N. communications body adopts eavesdropping standards

U.N. communications body adopts eavesdropping standards
  • Posted December 5, 2012, 6:30 PM by Rick Burgess | Filed in IT Security, The Web
  • Despite concerns voiced by Germany, a number of Internet eavesdropping techniques were approved for use by the International Telecommunication Union. The ITU is the specialized U.N. body charged with the facilitation and regulation of information and communication technologies. Cdt.org provides…

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