The Streisand effect

The Streisand effect
The Streisand effect

Describes how efforts to suppress a piece of online.

The Streisand effect is the phenomenon whereby an attempt to hide, remove, or censor a piece of information has the unintended consequence of publicizing the information more widely, usually facilitated by the Internet.


Collateral Freedom: how we thwart censorship

Reporters Without Borders is launching “Operation Collateral Freedom”. To combat online censorship, Reporters Without Borders is unblocking access to news websites in order to make them available in the 11 countries where they are currently banned. In an original initiative designed to circumvent website (...)

12 May 2015


"India’s Daughter" the film banned by India

India’s Daughter (Banned By Indian Government). Director: Leslee Udwin - Series Editor: Nick Fraser. Originally, the BBC had decided to show it on March 8, coinciding with International Women’s Day, but suddenly decided to advance it even as a storm was raging in India, saying it will enable viewers to see this (...)

8 March 2015


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Hackers Claim Accessing 740GB of Data from Viber Messaging App

By Waqas Hackers claim to have breached Viber, stealing 740GB of data, including source code, and are now demanding ransom of 8 Bitcoin. This is a post (...)

16 March

The Hacker News

Hackers Using Cracked Software on GitHub to Spread RisePro Info Stealer

Cybersecurity researchers have found a number of GitHub repositories offering cracked software that are used to deliver an information stealer called (...)

16 March

Qubes OS

Qubes OS 4.2.1-rc1 is available for testing

We’re pleased to announce that the first release candidate (RC) for Qubes OS 4.2.1 is now available for testing. This patch release aims to consolidate (...)

16 March

The Proton Blog

Your iPhone is not as private as you might think

Despite the company’s privacy washing, Apple can see your data on your iPhone, monitor your activity for targeted ads, and share data with law enforcement.

15 March

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