The 2027 Census is going digital, and the geo-mapping software has been handed to a single bidder running a proprietary US-owned platform with a known backdoor that Chinese state-backed hackers exploi...

Quad9 is leaving France on November 24 after a Paris court ordered DNS blocking for beIN. Here's what the ruling says and what to do before then.

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Freedom House says internet freedom fell in 16 of 38 countries. Iran's 88-day blackout, Russia's VPN curbs and age checks drove the decline.

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DNS resolver Quad9 is considering pulling out of France after broadcaster beIN Sports asked a Paris court to impose non-compliance penalties.

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Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa 2026 (not EFF) will host this event. EFF Director for International Freedom of Expression Jillian C. York will give the presentation "Mapping and Fighting Exploitat...

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