All publications for OpenNet Initiative

Access Contested: Security, Identity, and Resistance in Asian Cyberspace

"Access Contested: Security, Identity, and Resistance in Asian Cyberspace," edited by Ronald J. Deibert, John G. Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski and Jonathan Zittrain.

authored by ron deibert, john palfrey, rafal rohozinski, jonathan zittrain, published on 4 nov 2011

2010 Report on Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Attacks

This paper evaluates the impact of distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on independent media and human rights sites in nine countries, as well as the broader impact of DDoS worldwide, and makes recommendations for how independent media and human rights sites can best respond to such attacks.

authored by ethan zuckerman, hal roberts, ryan mcgrady, jillian york, john palfrey, published on 20 dec 2010

2010 Circumvention Tool Usage Report

This paper evaluates the usage of blocking-resistant circumvention tools, simple web proxies, and VPN services and finds that overall usage of circumvention tools is still very small in proportion to the number of Internet users in countries with substantial national Internet filtering.

authored by hal roberts, ethan zuckerman, jillian york, rob faris, john palfrey, published on 15 oct 2010

Access Controlled: The Shaping of Power, Rights, and Rule in Cyberspace

"Access Controlled: The Shaping of Power, Rights, and Rule in Cyberspace," edited by Ronald J. Deibert, John G. Palfrey, Rafal Rohozinski and Jonathan Zittrain, with a foreword by Miklos Haraszti and chapters by Ronald Deibert, Colin Maclay, John Palfrey, Hal Roberts, Rafal Rohozinski, Nart Villeneuve, Ethan Zuckerman.

authored by ron deibert, john palfrey, rafal rohozinski, jonathan zittrain, published on 30 apr 2010

2007 Circumvention Landscape Report: Methods, Uses, and Tools

A large variety of different projects have developed tools that can be used to circumvent Internet filtering, allowing people in filtered countries access to otherwise filtered content. This report describes the mechanisms of filtering and circumvention and evaluates ten projects that develop tools that can be used to circumvent filtering.

authored by hal roberts, ethan zuckerman, john palfrey, published on 5 mar 2009

Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering

Access Denied: The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering by, Ronald Deibert (Editor), John G. Palfrey (Editor), Rafal Rohozinski (Editor), Jonathan Zittrain (Editor)

authored by john palfrey, jonathan zittrain, ron deibert, rafal rohozinski, published on 14 mar 2008

Pulling the Plug: A Technical Review of the Internet Shutdown in Burma

This bulletin examines the role of information technology, citizen journalists, and bloggers in Burma and presents a technical analysis of the abrupt shutdown of Internet connectivity by the Burmese government on September 29, 2007, following its violent crackdown on protesters there.

authored by stephanie wang, opennet initiative, published on 22 oct 2007

OpenNet Initiative Country Profiles, 2007

This collection of country summaries offers a synopsis of the findings and conclusions of OpenNet Initiative (ONI) research into each of the countries.

authored by opennet initiative, published on 18 may 2007

Internet Filtering in Vietnam in 2005-2006: A Country Study

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam regulates access to the Internet by its citizens extensively, through both technical and legal means. This study by the OpenNet Initiative (ONI) finds that the Vietnamese state attempts to block citizens from accessing political and religious material deemed to be subversive along various axes.

authored by opennet initiative, published on 1 aug 2006

Bulletin: China Tightens Controls on Internet News Content Through Additional Regulations

China's new regulations for Internet news content significantly tighten prior requirements that govern all news-related content transmitted through Internet-based technologies.

authored by opennet initiative, published on 5 jul 2006

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