Global Network Initiative Newsfeed

Global Network Initiative launches

syoung — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:00:00 -0400

The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is pleased to announce the launch of the Global Network Initiative, a dynamic effort developed in partnership with leading human rights groups, academics, socially responsible investment firms, and information and communications technology (ICT) companies, including, to date, Google, Microsoft, and Yahoo!.

Diverse Coalition Launches New Effort To Respond to Government Censorship and Threats to Privacy

syoung — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:30:00 -0400

In an effort to protect and advance the human rights of freedom of expression and privacy, a diverse coalition of leading information and communications companies, major human rights organizations, academics, investors and technology leaders today launched the Global Network Initiative.

"Breaching Trust," China’s TOM-Skype platform

syoung — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:00:00 -0400

Our OpenNet Initiative (ONI) colleagues at the Citizen Lab have released a major investigate report, Breaching Trust: An analysis of surveillance and security practices on China’s TOM-Skype platform, by Nart Villeneuve (Psiphon Fellow, Citizen Lab, Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto), with a foreword by ONI Principal Investigators Ro

2008 Olympics: OpenNet Initiative on Internet filtering in China

syoung — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0400

Global Voices Olympics Special Coverage

syoung — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:00:00 -0400

China, Internet filtering, and the Olympics

syoung — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:00:00 -0400

The 2008 Olympics open in Beijing in about a week, and Internet filtering practices in China have again made international headlines as journalists and others experience the so-called Great Firewall firsthand; or, as our colleagues at the OpenNet Initiative blogged yesterday, "On the Olympic stage, the Great Firewall remains a player." The OpenNet Initiative (ONI) team will be monitoring the Internet filtering situation in China during the Olympics.

Thinking through section 201 of the Global Online Freedom Act

syoung — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:10:12 -0400

Over on the Future of the Internet blog, Berkman summer intern Brendan Ballou takes a look at the Global Online Freedom Act being considered by Congress...

US Senate hearing on "Global Internet Freedom: Corporate Responsibility and the Rule of Law "

syoung — Wed, 21 May 2008 11:00:00 -0400

Yesterday, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary's Subcommittee on Human Rights and the Law heard testimony on "Global Internet Freedom: Corporate Responsibility and the Rule of Law."

The Berkman Center's John Palfrey and Colin Maclay submitted written testimony for the hearing, urging support of the recommendations generated by the Principles on Free Expression and Privacy process, "in lieu of strong legislation at this time."

Yahoo! launches Business and Human Rights Program

syoung — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:07:11 -0400

As part of the Principles process, the Berkman Center has been participating in an ongoing dialogue among multiple stakeholders, including companies, human rights groups, investors, academics and technology leaders, on the importance and complexity of offering ICT services in a wide range of national settings. The group's focus is on protecting and advancing free expression and privacy rights through both collective and individual company action.

On Tibet

syoung — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:00:00 -0400

Protests in Tibet - and the Chinese response and troop build-up in Lhasa and elsewhere - have dominated headlines recently. China's blocking of YouTube, and other Internet expression issues, have been a part of the story. Berkman projects and people weigh in...