Internet Censorship and Control
May/June 2013
The Internet is a battleground where fights for technical, social, and political control are waged, including between governments and their citizens, between separate governments, and between competing commercial interests. This issue examines the challenges of Internet governance, current practices, and limitations in the existing structures of control. In particular, it shows how the practice of censorship has become more widespread, but authorities being more transparent in their actions and policies, combined with independent verification that authorities are being honest, can reduce the risks. However, there are challenges in monitoring censorship, and this issue examines how technical, political, legal, and economic analysis can be combined to hold governments to account for their actions. Read full article »
About IEEE Internet Computing
IEEE Internet Computing covers all aspects of Internet computing, from programming and standards to security and networking. Published bimonthly, the magazine offers peer-reviewed feature, department, and column articles for both industry and academic readers.
Articles from IEEE Internet Computing
Finding the Needle in the Big Data Systems Haystack
IC's inaugural column on Big Data sheds light on the data management landscape and how it's perceived in the database research community. Read full article »
Plug into the Supercloud
Today's cloud providers don't simply supply raw computing resources; they also act as distributors, dictating services that aren't compatible across providers. Superclouds offer a decoupling distribution layer. Read full article »
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