cyberfreedom

Reporters without Borders released on Wednesday a collection of recent Chinese Communist Party attempts at Internet censorship.

A bill designed to help stop the decline of the U.S. entertainment industry by preventing sharing and streaming of video content online could have far reaching implications for major websites and the everyday Internet user.

PowerPoint ban is being proposed by a Swiss political party that was recently formed. The APPP (Anti-PowerPoint Party) is looking to place a ban on the software, citing economic damage.

The Federal Trade Commission recently approved the services of the company Social Intelligence Corporation in obtaining and distributing personal information and photos gathered from social networking sites, like Facebook, to potential employers for background checks, according to a report on Forbes.

Software company Crisp Thinking has come up with a program that can monitor online information which can prevent cyber-bullying.

Egypt’s Internet services have been restored in major cities, but social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter remain offline.

A heavily controversial Internet censorship bill to combat online piracy was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

FaceTime has been removed from iPhone 4 devices sold in the UAE.