Suggestions have been made online that the government's push to curtail use of these applications is partially meant to eliminate platforms that are difficult for the state to monitor, as well as to prevent the use of free applications that may diminish revenue flows to state-controlled telecom operators. [...] IRAN: Ministry of Petroleum denies cyber attacks Ahmad Tolaei, the ICT Manager of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), dismissed rumours that a cyber attack had disrupted the websites of the NIOC and Ministry of Petroleum (MOP). [...] Tolaei stressed that the content on the websites was highly secure and attributed the disruption to an issue with the fiber-optic telecommunication lines. [...] The groups argued that there is reason to believe that “Gamma International and Trovicor have facilitated multiple human rights abuses in Bahrain, including arbitrary detention and torture, as well as violations of the right to privacy, freedom of expression and freedom of association.” Citizen Lab researchers have been instrumental in uncovering the proliferation of Gamma International’s spyware. [...] The conference brought together activists, policy makers, and industry representatives to discuss three key issues: “Internet freedom and security, digital development and openness and online privacy and transparency.”Ahead of the summit, the Tunisian Internet Agency (ATI) gave local Tunisian hackers access to machines used by the Ben Ali regime "to monitor Internet usage." The ATI intends to turn.
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