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The Week in Internet News: Seven Countries Repeat Calls for Encryption Backdoors
Technology
19 October 2020
The Week in Internet News: Seven Countries Repeat Calls for Encryption Backdoors
Here we go again: Seven countries, including the U.S., U.K., Japan, and India, are again pushing tech companies to...
Taking a look back at the Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2020 · Rising Voices
In the News
18 October 2020
Taking a look back at the Indigenous Connectivity Summit 2020 · Rising Voices
Global Diaspora News
In Africa, Strengthening Digital Infrastructure for a Safe Return to Schools
Infrastructure and Community Development
16 October 2020
In Africa, Strengthening Digital Infrastructure for a Safe Return to Schools
When COVID-19 struck Africa, governments imposed temporary or full shutdowns of education systems to contain its spread. At least...
Member News: Haitian Chapter Calls for More Community Networks
About Internet Society
14 October 2020
Member News: Haitian Chapter Calls for More Community Networks
From the community: The Haiti Chapter of the Internet Society recently posted a video advocating for more community networks...
‘Backdoors to encryption are bad,’ civil society group tells Five Eyes, India, Japan. Again.
In the News
14 October 2020
‘Backdoors to encryption are bad,’ civil society group tells Five Eyes, India, Japan. Again.
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2020 Indigenous Connectivity Summit Policy Recommendations
Indigenous peoples in North America are pursuing innovative and independent ways to connect to the Internet. They face unique...
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Internet Way of Networking Use Case: Data Localization
This use case analyzes the effect that government policies regarding data localization may have on the Internet Way of...
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Does quantum computing put our digital security at risk?
A paper explaining how quantum computing and encryption are related.
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Fact Sheet for Youth by Youth: 3 Ways to ACT
Heading to a protest or just worried about snooping siblings? You definitely don’t want to be SMSing about it....
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Virtual schooling: 11 ways to keep your child safe online
Take a look through our back-to-school checklist that aims to help you, as a parent or guardian, make sure...
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Intermediary Liability Survey: Latin America
Executive Summary This report is a product of a crowdsourcing exercise designed to map current existing intermediary liability regimes...