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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…

Weekend tech reading: Is the UN taking control of the Internet?

Weekend tech reading: Is the UN taking control of the Internet?
  • Posted December 2, 2012, 2:06 PM by Matthew DeCarlo | Filed in NATW
  • The future of the web will be decided in a dark room by UN politicians and authoritarian governments -- at least according to Google and some other opponents of the International Telecommunication Union’s plan to reform its 25-year-old guidelines. Leaked documents have shown...

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