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Privacy · March, 2017

Stories about Privacy from March, 2017

Global Inequality in Your Pocket: How Cheap Smartphones and Lax Policies Leave Us Vulnerable to Hacking

The people who can least afford are often the most vulnerable to fraud and harassment when their digital privacy is violated.

Written by Guest Contributor

30 March 2017

Iranians See Arrests and Intimidation of Telegram Administrators and Journalists Ahead of the Elections

Revolutionary Guards have previously attempted to limit Telegram's free flow of information with arrests for immoral or obscene content. This is the first time crackdowns have focused on political affiliation.

Written by Article 19

28 March 2017

Netizen Report: Why Did YouTube Censor Your Videos? You May Never Know.

A Brazilian blogger is forced to identify his sources, Iran cracks down on speech pre-election, and Tunisia's Truth and Dignity Commission hears testimony from bloggers persecuted under Ben Ali.

Written by Netizen Report Team

23 March 2017

‘Those who tortured him [should] tell us the truth': Tunisian Commission Hears Net Freedom Testimonies From Dictatorship

The Truth and Dignity Commission is investigating rights abuses committed during the dictatorship era, including internet freedom violations.

Written by Dhouha Ben Youssef

20 March 2017

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Privacy · March, 2017

Stories about Privacy from March, 2017

Global Inequality in Your Pocket: How Cheap Smartphones and Lax Policies Leave Us Vulnerable to Hacking

Iranians See Arrests and Intimidation of Telegram Administrators and Journalists Ahead of the Elections

Netizen Report: Why Did YouTube Censor Your Videos? You May Never Know.

‘Those who tortured him [should] tell us the truth': Tunisian Commission Hears Net Freedom Testimonies From Dictatorship

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