Tim Berners-Lee, the engineer who invented HTML, has warned that the internet must be safeguarded against attempts to control it by governments and major organisations. Berners-Lee was speaking as he and five other internet engineers were ...
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A proposal in Taiwan to enforce copyright laws by blocking access to top piracy sites is facing concerns that the measures could impinge on Internet freedoms on the island. The intellectual property office of Taiwan's Ministry of Economic ...
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Residents of Estonia have the most freedom to do what they want on the Internet, with the U.S. ranking second among 47 countries examined by a group that pushes for democratic freedoms worldwide. However, residents of several countries ...
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Middle East countries experience the least Internet freedom, according to a new study. Residents of Estonia have the most freedom, with the U.S. ranking second among 47 countries examined by a group that pushes for democratic freedoms ...
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The Democratic Party embraced its version of Internet freedom and called for new cybersecurity legislation in its platform released as the party begins its convention in Charlotte. The Democratic platform, released late Monday, calls for ...
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The UK has fewer internet freedoms than seven other countries, including Estonia and the Philippines, according to a report by Washington-based NGO Freedom House. The ranking is based on digital freedoms, such as access to the internet ...
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