Category Archives: ISPs
ISPs, Advocates, and Framing at the 2011 Telecom Summit
While some commentators have accused this Canadian Telecommunications Summit of merely rehashing previous years’ content – it is true that each Summit does see similar topics on the conference agenda, with common positions taken each year – there are some interesting points that emerged this year. Continue reading
Publications in OpenMedia’s ‘Casting an Open Net’
For the past several months I’ve been working away at a series of ‘traditional’ publication-type writings. One of those pieces included major sections of OpenMedia.ca’s report that was released today, entitled “Casting an Open Net: A Leading Edge Approach to … Continue reading
Security, Hierarchy, and Networked Governance
The capacity for the Internet to route around damage and censorship is dependent on there being multiple pathways for data to be routed. What happens when there are incredibly few pathways, and when many of the existing paths contain hidden traps that compromise communications security and privacy? Continue reading
Technology and Politics in Tunisia and Iran: Deep Packet Surveillance
For some time, I’ve been keeping an eye on how the Iranian government monitors, mediates, and influences data traffic on public networks. This has seen me write several posts, here and elsewhere, about the government’s usage of deep packet inspection, the implications of Iranian government surveillance, and the challenges posed by Iranian ISPs’ most recent network updates. Last month I was invited to give a talk at the Pacific Centre for Technology and Culture about the usage of deep packet inspection by the Iranian and Tunisian governments. Continue reading
