404
Index
in Malaysia. See Malaysian sociopolitical
blogosphere
in Philippines, 124 – 126
in South Korea, 356
in Vietnam, 390 – 391
Bloggers for Malaysia, 48
Botnets, 13, 133 – 136, 140 – 141, 391
Burma, 5, 16, 153 – 176, 251 – 269
attack threat assessment in, 168 – 170
background for, 252 – 254
citizen journalists in, 255 – 256
distributed denial-of-service attacks in,
153 – 154, 156 – 158, 232 – 234, 260 – 261
economic development in, 256
elections in, 253 – 254
freedom of expression in, 153, 257 – 258
hacker community of, 167 – 170
information controls in, 155 – 158
Internet access in, 155, 227, 254 – 255
Internet blocking in, 261 – 262
Internet caf é s in, 11, 232, 254
Internet fi ltering in, 141, 155, 255, 257 – 259,
261
Internet slowdowns/shutdowns in, 156,
255 – 256, 259
Internet surveillance in, 258 – 259
ISPs in, 256 – 257
key indicators on, 252
legal and regulatory frameworks in, 257 – 258
Mizzima News defacement attacks in, 154,
158 – 166
ONI testing results on, 251, 261 – 262
Printers and Publishers Registration Act in, 155
public access centers in, 254
results at a glance for, 251
Saffron Revolution in, 153 – 154, 156 – 158,
252 – 253, 260
State Peace and Development Council of,
153, 155, 170, 252, 253, 258 – 259
Union Solidarity and Development Party of,
253
Video and Television Law in, 155
C
Censorship. See also Internet surveillance
agents of, 66 – 68
gender-based, 65 – 81. See also at Malaysia
preproduction, 67
self-, 67, 91, 92, 279
violent forms of, 67, 68
Child pornography regulation, 9 – 10, 74
Chilton, Gen. Kevin P., 33
China, 5, 12, 15, 177 – 194, 271 – 298
background on, 272 – 276
Baidu in, 189, 277
Beijing Olympics in, 273
BGP hijacks/leaks and, 187 – 188
blogosphere in, 278, 281
censorship spillover from, 186 – 187
corporate regulation in, 196 – 199, 204 – 205,
274 – 275, 281 – 282
corporations in, 196 – 199, 204 – 205, 206,
281 – 282
counterfeit drug campaign in, 282
cyber espionage and, 188 – 190, 232,
285 – 286
domain names in, 183 – 184, 283 – 284
economy of, 190 – 192, 272
Fifty Cent Party in, 13, 278
Golden Shield project in, 282 – 283
Google in, 12, 189, 230, 274 – 275, 277, 285
Great Firewall of, 181, 186 – 187, 278
Green Dam fi ltering in, 17, 278
human fl esh search engines in, 278
human rights in, 273 – 274
information access in, 277
intermediary liability in, 24, 197
international Internet perspective of,
181 – 182
Internet access in, 227, 272, 276
Internet blocking in, 274 – 275, 287, 288
Internet caf é s in, 276, 284
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers and, 182 – 184
Internet fi ltering in, 8 – 11, 196, 278 – 279,
286 – 287
Blog/blogosphere (cont.)
Index
in Malaysia. See Malaysian sociopolitical
blogosphere
in Philippines, 124 – 126
in South Korea, 356
in Vietnam, 390 – 391
Bloggers for Malaysia, 48
Botnets, 13, 133 – 136, 140 – 141, 391
Burma, 5, 16, 153 – 176, 251 – 269
attack threat assessment in, 168 – 170
background for, 252 – 254
citizen journalists in, 255 – 256
distributed denial-of-service attacks in,
153 – 154, 156 – 158, 232 – 234, 260 – 261
economic development in, 256
elections in, 253 – 254
freedom of expression in, 153, 257 – 258
hacker community of, 167 – 170
information controls in, 155 – 158
Internet access in, 155, 227, 254 – 255
Internet blocking in, 261 – 262
Internet caf é s in, 11, 232, 254
Internet fi ltering in, 141, 155, 255, 257 – 259,
261
Internet slowdowns/shutdowns in, 156,
255 – 256, 259
Internet surveillance in, 258 – 259
ISPs in, 256 – 257
key indicators on, 252
legal and regulatory frameworks in, 257 – 258
Mizzima News defacement attacks in, 154,
158 – 166
ONI testing results on, 251, 261 – 262
Printers and Publishers Registration Act in, 155
public access centers in, 254
results at a glance for, 251
Saffron Revolution in, 153 – 154, 156 – 158,
252 – 253, 260
State Peace and Development Council of,
153, 155, 170, 252, 253, 258 – 259
Union Solidarity and Development Party of,
253
Video and Television Law in, 155
C
Censorship. See also Internet surveillance
agents of, 66 – 68
gender-based, 65 – 81. See also at Malaysia
preproduction, 67
self-, 67, 91, 92, 279
violent forms of, 67, 68
Child pornography regulation, 9 – 10, 74
Chilton, Gen. Kevin P., 33
China, 5, 12, 15, 177 – 194, 271 – 298
background on, 272 – 276
Baidu in, 189, 277
Beijing Olympics in, 273
BGP hijacks/leaks and, 187 – 188
blogosphere in, 278, 281
censorship spillover from, 186 – 187
corporate regulation in, 196 – 199, 204 – 205,
274 – 275, 281 – 282
corporations in, 196 – 199, 204 – 205, 206,
281 – 282
counterfeit drug campaign in, 282
cyber espionage and, 188 – 190, 232,
285 – 286
domain names in, 183 – 184, 283 – 284
economy of, 190 – 192, 272
Fifty Cent Party in, 13, 278
Golden Shield project in, 282 – 283
Google in, 12, 189, 230, 274 – 275, 277, 285
Great Firewall of, 181, 186 – 187, 278
Green Dam fi ltering in, 17, 278
human fl esh search engines in, 278
human rights in, 273 – 274
information access in, 277
intermediary liability in, 24, 197
international Internet perspective of,
181 – 182
Internet access in, 227, 272, 276
Internet blocking in, 274 – 275, 287, 288
Internet caf é s in, 276, 284
Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
and Numbers and, 182 – 184
Internet fi ltering in, 8 – 11, 196, 278 – 279,
286 – 287
Blog/blogosphere (cont.)