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Iran Cyber Watch: May 14-18, 2012

This week in Iran Cyber Watch: Local E-mail services, Supreme Council on Cyberspace and more.

Recruitment ASL19 – Research Coordinator

ASL19 is a non-for-profit organization which closely collaborates with the Citizen Lab researching the state of internet controls, circumvention and surveillance in Iran. We are currently looking for a full time research coordinator to join our team.

Citizen Lab publications available for free on Wiley’s “Museum of Social Media”

A new initiative called “Museum of Social Media” offers free ‘exhibits’ of articles from Wiley journals.

Iran Cyber Watch: May 4 – 11, 2012

This week in Iran Cyber Watch: Cause of cyber attack on Ministry of Oil, ban on foreign E-mail addresses, the Supreme Leader’s religious orders on the use of circumvention tools, and more.

Iran Cyber Watch: April 30 – May 4, 2012

This post is the first in a new series tracking the latest news and updates on the status of Internet controls and circumventions in Iran compiled by ASL19.



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