Foreigners in North Korea will soon be allowed to use the mobile internet on their cell phones, Ipads and other mobile devices. The mobile Internet service will be offered by provider Koryolink. However, North Korean citizens will still not have access to the mobile Internet. This story comes from FOX News. This announcement comes weeks after North Korea began allowing foreigners to bring their own cell phones into the country, but only to be used use with Koryolink SIM cards. This new policy reverses a longstanding rule requiring most visitors to relinquish their phones at customs and leaving many without... Continue reading

Iran's cyber police have imposed more restrictions on internet cafes. They have issued a list of 20 new requirements that must be complied with within 15 days by all such businesses or else they will face prosecution. This news comes fromNCR-Iran. Cyber police have said that all businesses that offer internet services must be owned by "committed, married individuals that have no criminal or judicial records." The cafes must now also keep details of their customers' identities, including their address, national number and telephone number. The businesses also have to keep detailed records of when and how their customers used... Continue reading

Two pro-reform journalists have been arrested in Iran. This news comes from the guardian. Managing editor Mohammad Mahdi Emami Nasseri and political editor Ali Reza Aghaeirad were reported detained on March 6. ISNA, the Iranian Students' News Agency, said the journalists were detained by agents from the Tehran prosecutor's office. Their arrests were linked to last month's publication of an article that criticized the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. According to the Huffington Post three reformist periodicals have been banned by the prosecutor’s office. The Huffington post says “The latest moves are seen in the context of rivalries among political factions ahead... Continue reading

In an attempt to connect with India's growing internet users, the Finance Minister P Chidambaram recently joined a google hangout session to take questions from young students, analysts and even farmers, about his budget. This news comes from the BBC His hangout session lasted over an hour with over 38,200 views on YouTube on the day. It was also broadcast live by most mainstream news channels in India. American Vice President Joe Biden has also engaged in a google hangout recently. " At the end of 2012, it was estimated that India had more than 150 million internet users, which... Continue reading

Scottish soccer player Leigh Griffiths has been arrested and charged under the Communications Act. This news comes from BBC News. Griffiths has made bail and will report to court at a later date. Section 127 of the United Kingdoms Communications act states "(1)A person is guilty of an offence if he— (a)sends by means of a public electronic communications network a message or other matter that is grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character; o (b)causes any such message or matter to be so sent." Griffiths tweet directed at Zak Iqba, was deemed racist for saying "back... Continue reading

Twitter accounts belonging to The Guardian newspaper have been hacked by the Syrian Electronic Army. This news comes from the BBC. The hackers have been breaking into high profile Twitter accounts in recent weeks including their attack on AP's Twitter account when they posted fake news of an explosion at the White House. Several official BBC Twitter accounts were also hacked by the same group last month. In the most recent incident, unauthorized messages were posted from the newspaper's @GuardianSustBiz and @BusinessDesk accounts. According to some media reports, a total of 11 accounts belonging to The Guardian were hijacked. Although... Continue reading

Iran's cyber police have imposed more restrictions on internet cafes. They have issued a list of 20 new requirements that must be complied with within 15 days by all such businesses or else they will face prosecution. This news comes from NCR-Iran. Cyber police have said that all businesses that offer internet services must be owned by "committed, married individuals that have no criminal or judicial records." The cafes must now also keep details of their customers' identities, including their address, national number and telephone number. The businesses also have to keep detailed records of when and how their customers... Continue reading

Two pro-reform journalists have been arrested in Iran. This news comes from the guardian. Managing editor Mohammad Mahdi Emami Nasseri and political editor Ali Reza Aghaeirad were reported detained on March 6. ISNA, the Iranian Students' News Agency, said the journalists were detained by agents from the Tehran prosecutor's office. Their arrests were linked to last month's publication of an article that criticized the president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Iran began a wave of arrests on January 27. On this day authorities detained at least 14 journalists affiliated with reformist news outlets. In all, 23 journalists, including Nasseri, Aghaeirad, Kurdpour, and Ahmadi,... Continue reading

In an attempt to connect with India's growing internet users, the Finance Minister P Chidambaram recently joined a google hangout session to take questions from young students, analysts and even farmers, about his budget. This news comes from the BBC His hangout session lasted over an hour with over 38,200 views on YouTube on the day. It was also broadcast live by most mainstream news channels in India. At the end of 2012, it was estimated that India had more than 150 million internet users. That is about the same number of television sets in the country. Of this, 65... Continue reading

The recent gang rape and death of a 23-year-old woman in New Delhi has sparked a search for technological developments that can be used by women to alert authorities of a threat to their safety, specifically a mobile application. This news comes from India Real Time. A trade group that represents Indian technology companies called Nasscom, is having a contest to develop an application to focus on areas such as safety for women. This came just a day after the government appointed a panel to recommended the development of a downloadable mobile phone application that can help women in trouble.... Continue reading

Foreigners in North Korea will soon be allowed to use the mobile internet on their cell phones, Ipads and other mobile devices. The mobile Internet service will be offered by provider Koryolink. However, North Korean citizens will still not have access to the mobile Internet. This story comes from FOX News. This announcement comes weeks after North Korea began allowing foreigners to bring their own cell phones into the country, but only to be used use with Koryolink SIM cards. This new policy reverses a longstanding rule requiring most visitors to relinquish their phones at customs and leaving many without... Continue reading

Scottish soccer player Leigh Griffiths has been arrested and charged under the Communications Act. This news comes from BBC News. Griffiths has made bail and will report to court at a later date. Section 127 of the United Kingdoms Communications act states "(1)A person is guilty of an offence if he— (a)sends by means of a public electronic communications network a message or other matter that is grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character; o (b)causes any such message or matter to be so sent." Griffiths tweet directed at Zak Iqba, was deemed racist for saying "back... Continue reading