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Impact of Government Intervention inOnline Channels
                                                            David Warwick
                                            The Internet Show – Melbourne
                                                             30 April 2012



                                                              @drwarwick




Experience. Capability. Technology                                bwired.com.au
Government Intervention 101 – Censorship
  Structure and History




                         Source: http://www.thebigstinkguide.com/




Experience. Capability. Technology                                  bwired.com.au
A (partial) World View
  Structure and History




 Source: Facebook




Experience. Capability. Technology   bwired.com.au
Political Map – By Online Censorship
  Structure and History




Source: Reporters without Borders and OpenNet Initiative (via Wikipedia)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_by_country


Experience. Capability. Technology                                         bwired.com.au
Experience. Capability. Technology   bwired.com.au
Types of Intervention
  Structure and History

  PROPAGANDA
  DoS attacks, Content modification, Controlled channels

  BLOCKING
  Full (physical) blocking, IP blocking

  FILTERING
  DNS filtering, URL string filtering, Packet filtering

  MONITORING
  Fire-hose monitoring, Public channel monitoring

  OTHER INTERVENTION CONSIDERATIONS
  Over-blocking, Under-blocking, Content Vs Channel



Experience. Capability. Technology                         bwired.com.au
Extreme Intervention – Exhibit A
  Structure and History

                                                           SAMPLE ACTIVITY
                                                           DoS attacks
                                                           Content modification
                                                           Controlled channels
                                                           Content fabrication
                                                           Arrest (or worse)
                                                           Subversive sites / tools



  Source: NASA Satellite image – 2003 (Korean Peninsula)




Experience. Capability. Technology                                                    bwired.com.au
Extreme Intervention – Exhibit B (Golden Shield)
  Structure and History

  Chinese Censorship – Categorization                                                                    Spread
                                                                                                         Censored memes – long tail
                                                                                                         Effectiveness
                                                                                                         Most effective when list is secret
                                                                                                         Peer-to-peer V Client server
                                                                                                         Channel difference (Skype V Twitter)
                                                                                                         Neologisms
                                                                                                         Censors follow changing use
                                                                                                         Collateral damage
  Source: Jeffrey Knockel, University of New Mexico                                                      Over-blocking V Under-blocking
  http://news.unm.edu/2011/09/unm-research-team-presents-paper-on-chinese-surveillance-and-censorship/




  Where is the content line?
  Fcuk | Tibet | Tian’anmen | Hold the microphone | 4 Jun 89 | 64 | 8-squared …



Experience. Capability. Technology                                                                                                     bwired.com.au
Of course it couldn’t happen in the developed world …
  Structure and History

    North Korea
    Only 4% have Internet access, blogging is banned, all content is Government moderated.
    Iran
    Anyone who has a personal page or blog must register with Ministry of Art and Culture.
    China
    Monitors web and email, blocks sites, erases inconvenient content.
    Syria
    Detains citizens for expressing opinion that could ‘jeopardize national unity’.
    Vietnam
    Agency monitored. Government has asked Google and Microsoft for personal details.
    Turkmenistan
    Government owns only ISP, bans many news sites and charges exorbitant access fees.
    Other extreme Government intervention includes
    Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Burma … (USA?, Australia?)

Experience. Capability. Technology                                                    bwired.com.au
SOPA / PIPA
  Structure and History




Source: © SAKIMICHAN from Deviant Art http://www.deviantart.com/




Experience. Capability. Technology                                 bwired.com.au
Stop Online Piracy Act HR 3261 (SOPA) – Summary
  Structure and History

    The Good
    Ban business with websites hosting copyright material or counterfeit goods.
    Prevent search engines listing sites that breech copyright or counterfeit goods.
    Ban ISPs from allowing user access to embargoed sites.
    Increase penalties for streaming copyright material on the internet.
    SOPA also covers foreign websites that breech copyright or sell counterfeit goods.

    The Bad
    SOPA allows the government to block any foreign website.
    Allows suits merely for features make it possible to post infringed content.
    Posting or sharing copyright content is deemed a criminal offense.
    Bill makes those who don’t understand the law guilty of ‘willful infringement’.


    Sources:
    http://sopablackout.org/
    judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/112%20HR%203261.pdf
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act


Experience. Capability. Technology                                             bwired.com.au
SOPA Protest – 18 January 2012
  Structure and History




Source: Wikipedia




Experience. Capability. Technology   bwired.com.au
SOPA on ice? Now Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement
  Structure and History




    Outcomes
    - Rallying of ‘silent majority’
    - Underlying ‘agenda’ exposed
    - Congress sentiment shifted
    - SOPA shelved
    - Shift to ACTA international agenda
Sources
www.propublica.org
http://www.onlineroar.com/2012/02/sopa-and-acta-where-are-they-now.html



Experience. Capability. Technology                                        bwired.com.au
Filtering Australia
  Structure and History




Source: http://www.perthnow.com.au/

ACTA participant | Filter Proposal | History of ‘manipulation’
Experience. Capability. Technology                               bwired.com.au
What would you filter Stephen?
  Structure and History

                                                                                Filter
                                                                                - <1,000 sites blacklisted by Interpol
                                                                                - 1,370 sites on initial ACMA list
                                                                                - 2,395 sites contained on ‘leaked list’
                                                                                - 10,000 sites, when a review would occur
                                                                                - 50,000 sites, the anticipated filter capacity

                                                                                “We are talking about a filtering scheme
                                                                                here which is being implemented behind
                                                                                closed doors, with little notification to
                                                                                customers, no civilian oversight, an unclear
                                                                                legal framework, the potential for scope
                                                                                creep and a limited and secretive appeals
                                                                                process overseen by the agency which drew
                                                                                up the list to start with.”RenaiLeMay

Source: http://delimiter.com.au/2012/02/28/conroy-misleads-public-on-internet-filter/ (Image: Kim Davies | Comments: RenaiLeMay)

Experience. Capability. Technology                                                                                                 bwired.com.au
Our own ‘protest’ (of a sort)
  Structure and History




  Sources:
  http://delimiter.com.au/
  Illust: Purple Hat Munchkin … http://www.purplefae.com/
  http://loonpond.blogspot.com.au/
  http://www.gizmodo.com.au/




Experience. Capability. Technology                          bwired.com.au
Some more (because you just can’t stop at 4) …
  Structure and History




  Sources:
  http://www.efa.org.au/2010/06/
  http://ausfailia.wordpress.com/category/the-internet/




Experience. Capability. Technology                        bwired.com.au
Democracy – the proven (pre-web) structure …
  Structure and History

    Government
    Legislature
    Courts
    Judiciary
    Police
    Enforcement
    Press
    Free speech
    Citizens
    Rights and responsibilities


    Separation of powers and established practice
    Does proposed Australian and US action relating to online
    channels maintain structural democratic integrity?


Experience. Capability. Technology                              bwired.com.au
Abuse of Internet Censorship
  Structure and History
                                                     Palestinian minister quits over Internet censorship
                                                     Friday, 27 April 2012


                                                     AbuDaqa (the Palestinian Communications Minister)
                                                     resigned late Thursday, and revealed that the Palestinian
                                                     Attorney General had ordered Palestinian Internet Service
                                                     Providers to block access to at least eight websites critical
                                                     of the President MahmoudAbbas (pictured).

  Source: BBC and Global Post (www.globalpost.com)

                                                     Internet V Other Electronic Media
                                                     We accept an inherent control contradiction
                                                     Where is the line …
                                                     – Monitoring public content?
                                                     – Prescribing allowable public content?
                                                     – Creating public perception?
                                                     – Monitoring private interaction?
                                                     – Secret policy and process on control?
                                                     – Secret interrogation?
                                                     – No dissent allowed?

Experience. Capability. Technology                                                                      bwired.com.au
Monitoring V Filtering – ‘Listening Post’ Model
  Structure and History




Experience. Capability. Technology                  bwired.com.au
END
                                                         David Warwick
                                     Director of Technology and Services

                                                     davidw@bwired.com.au
                                                           M: 0411 411 555
                                                            P: 1300 780 566
                                                                @drwarwick
                                                                  April 2012


Experience. Capability. Technology                                  bwired.com.au

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Impact of Government Intervention in Online Channels

  • 1. Impact of Government Intervention inOnline Channels David Warwick The Internet Show – Melbourne 30 April 2012 @drwarwick Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 2. Government Intervention 101 – Censorship Structure and History Source: http://www.thebigstinkguide.com/ Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 3. A (partial) World View Structure and History Source: Facebook Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 4. Political Map – By Online Censorship Structure and History Source: Reporters without Borders and OpenNet Initiative (via Wikipedia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_censorship_by_country Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 6. Types of Intervention Structure and History PROPAGANDA DoS attacks, Content modification, Controlled channels BLOCKING Full (physical) blocking, IP blocking FILTERING DNS filtering, URL string filtering, Packet filtering MONITORING Fire-hose monitoring, Public channel monitoring OTHER INTERVENTION CONSIDERATIONS Over-blocking, Under-blocking, Content Vs Channel Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 7. Extreme Intervention – Exhibit A Structure and History SAMPLE ACTIVITY DoS attacks Content modification Controlled channels Content fabrication Arrest (or worse) Subversive sites / tools Source: NASA Satellite image – 2003 (Korean Peninsula) Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 8. Extreme Intervention – Exhibit B (Golden Shield) Structure and History Chinese Censorship – Categorization Spread Censored memes – long tail Effectiveness Most effective when list is secret Peer-to-peer V Client server Channel difference (Skype V Twitter) Neologisms Censors follow changing use Collateral damage Source: Jeffrey Knockel, University of New Mexico Over-blocking V Under-blocking http://news.unm.edu/2011/09/unm-research-team-presents-paper-on-chinese-surveillance-and-censorship/ Where is the content line? Fcuk | Tibet | Tian’anmen | Hold the microphone | 4 Jun 89 | 64 | 8-squared … Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 9. Of course it couldn’t happen in the developed world … Structure and History North Korea Only 4% have Internet access, blogging is banned, all content is Government moderated. Iran Anyone who has a personal page or blog must register with Ministry of Art and Culture. China Monitors web and email, blocks sites, erases inconvenient content. Syria Detains citizens for expressing opinion that could ‘jeopardize national unity’. Vietnam Agency monitored. Government has asked Google and Microsoft for personal details. Turkmenistan Government owns only ISP, bans many news sites and charges exorbitant access fees. Other extreme Government intervention includes Tunisia, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Burma … (USA?, Australia?) Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 10. SOPA / PIPA Structure and History Source: © SAKIMICHAN from Deviant Art http://www.deviantart.com/ Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 11. Stop Online Piracy Act HR 3261 (SOPA) – Summary Structure and History The Good Ban business with websites hosting copyright material or counterfeit goods. Prevent search engines listing sites that breech copyright or counterfeit goods. Ban ISPs from allowing user access to embargoed sites. Increase penalties for streaming copyright material on the internet. SOPA also covers foreign websites that breech copyright or sell counterfeit goods. The Bad SOPA allows the government to block any foreign website. Allows suits merely for features make it possible to post infringed content. Posting or sharing copyright content is deemed a criminal offense. Bill makes those who don’t understand the law guilty of ‘willful infringement’. Sources: http://sopablackout.org/ judiciary.house.gov/hearings/pdf/112%20HR%203261.pdf http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 12. SOPA Protest – 18 January 2012 Structure and History Source: Wikipedia Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 13. SOPA on ice? Now Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement Structure and History Outcomes - Rallying of ‘silent majority’ - Underlying ‘agenda’ exposed - Congress sentiment shifted - SOPA shelved - Shift to ACTA international agenda Sources www.propublica.org http://www.onlineroar.com/2012/02/sopa-and-acta-where-are-they-now.html Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 14. Filtering Australia Structure and History Source: http://www.perthnow.com.au/ ACTA participant | Filter Proposal | History of ‘manipulation’ Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 15. What would you filter Stephen? Structure and History Filter - <1,000 sites blacklisted by Interpol - 1,370 sites on initial ACMA list - 2,395 sites contained on ‘leaked list’ - 10,000 sites, when a review would occur - 50,000 sites, the anticipated filter capacity “We are talking about a filtering scheme here which is being implemented behind closed doors, with little notification to customers, no civilian oversight, an unclear legal framework, the potential for scope creep and a limited and secretive appeals process overseen by the agency which drew up the list to start with.”RenaiLeMay Source: http://delimiter.com.au/2012/02/28/conroy-misleads-public-on-internet-filter/ (Image: Kim Davies | Comments: RenaiLeMay) Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 16. Our own ‘protest’ (of a sort) Structure and History Sources: http://delimiter.com.au/ Illust: Purple Hat Munchkin … http://www.purplefae.com/ http://loonpond.blogspot.com.au/ http://www.gizmodo.com.au/ Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 17. Some more (because you just can’t stop at 4) … Structure and History Sources: http://www.efa.org.au/2010/06/ http://ausfailia.wordpress.com/category/the-internet/ Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 18. Democracy – the proven (pre-web) structure … Structure and History Government Legislature Courts Judiciary Police Enforcement Press Free speech Citizens Rights and responsibilities Separation of powers and established practice Does proposed Australian and US action relating to online channels maintain structural democratic integrity? Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 19. Abuse of Internet Censorship Structure and History Palestinian minister quits over Internet censorship Friday, 27 April 2012 AbuDaqa (the Palestinian Communications Minister) resigned late Thursday, and revealed that the Palestinian Attorney General had ordered Palestinian Internet Service Providers to block access to at least eight websites critical of the President MahmoudAbbas (pictured). Source: BBC and Global Post (www.globalpost.com) Internet V Other Electronic Media We accept an inherent control contradiction Where is the line … – Monitoring public content? – Prescribing allowable public content? – Creating public perception? – Monitoring private interaction? – Secret policy and process on control? – Secret interrogation? – No dissent allowed? Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 20. Monitoring V Filtering – ‘Listening Post’ Model Structure and History Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au
  • 21. END David Warwick Director of Technology and Services davidw@bwired.com.au M: 0411 411 555 P: 1300 780 566 @drwarwick April 2012 Experience. Capability. Technology bwired.com.au