April 30, 2018
In recent weeks, the world has been intently following the Cambridge Analytica revelations: millions of Facebook users’ personal data was used, without their knowledge, to aide the political campaigns of
September 6, 2017
Since the start of the Putin era in 1999, relations between Russia and the West have been tenuous at best. The advent of information and communications technology (ICT) has offered
February 15, 2017
A female pop band in Saudi Arabia recently released a new music video mocking men’s guardianship over women in the Arab nation. The video, named Hwages, or concerns, has garnered
October 3, 2016
Extremist use of information and communications technology (ICT) has proliferated, creating a unique security predicament for the companies who provide ICT products and services internationally. As the role of ICT
September 28, 2016
Over two days in January 2016, the Myanmar Book Aid Preservation Foundation and the Enlightened Myanmar Research Foundation hosted a symposium in Yangon focused on Myanmar’s information environment as it transitions
August 12, 2016
The following article is in a series focusing on countries that restrict speech online in order to prevent “social panic” or “anxiety amongst citizenry.” The series will examine Venezuela, China, and Saudi
May 31, 2016
In today’s increasingly interconnected world, governments are struggling to strike a balance between privacy and security within their borders, particularly regarding the issues around encryption. Information technology (IT) companies are also joining
April 26, 2016
Apple has been in the news a lot recently. As discussed in Alexander Kegel’s post contextualizing the iPhone encryption debate, the San Bernardino terrorists used an iPhone and the FBI
April 13, 2016
Photo: The Myanmar Post and Telecom’s HQ in Yangon. After over forty years of dictatorship, 2016 is truly Myanmar’s leap year. Last month, the first parliament controlled by the opposition
March 28, 2016
The following Tweet was posted by Marc Andreessen, a member of the Board of Directors of Facebook, in response to India’s ban on differential pricing for Internet services on February 8,