possible. It is to these heroes, scattered about the globe and about the Internet, that we dedicate this book.
Many good people deserve explicit acknowledgement for their contribution to this book. We
each have been blessed by extraordinary teams at our respective institutions and our networks in the field. Some of these contributors are not listed here, at their request; they know
who they are.
The Advanced Network Research Group at the Cambridge Security Programme could not
have done its work without the support of some key individuals within the University. Rafal
Rohozinski, the director of the research effort and ONI Principal Investigator, would like to
thank Professors James Mayall and Christopher Hill at the Centre of International Studies,
who made available the fellowship under which much of the ONI’s work over the past three
years took place. Professor Yezid Sayegh was key to paving the way for the project and has
been a constant supporter of the work, providing intellectual insight and encouragement.
Peter Cavanaugh, the executive director of the Cambridge Security Programme, and Leslie
Fettes were patient and willing to provide support, even when we were forced, by necessity,
to make payments to our partners in the Commonwealth of Independent States and Middle
East via transfers to questionable financial institutions or, at times, in small currency stuffed
into plain paper envelopes. Professor Ross Anderson, and the Security Group at the Cambridge Computer Laboratory, was extraordinarily supportive and brought to our project Dr.
Steven Murdoch, who has gone on to become the ONI’s chief technology officer. Steven’s
quiet and diligent manner has led to some of the ONI’s more interesting findings, and he continues to spearhead the development of tools and methods that will keep our work ahead of
the emerging trends.
The work done by Cambridge in mapping and contextualizing emerging information controls in the Commonwealth of Independent States could not have happened without special
partnership with the Eurasia I-Policy Network (EIPN), in particular its dynamic regional coordinator Tattu Mambetalieva (Kyrgyzstan). Under Tattu’s leadership, EIPN members, who represent NGOs from nine CIS countries, went well beyond the requirements of the yearbook and
engaged policymakers, security actors, academia, and businessmen in examining the emerging governance and policy of the Internet in their countries. Their commitment not only led to
great research but also helped reverse policies in some countries. Some unfortunately paid
the price for speaking too loudly; during the course of our work over the past three years,
members of our team have been harassed, arrested, and in one case died under questionable circumstances. Special mention goes out to our country coordinators, only some of
whom we can name: Emin Akhndov (Azerbaijan), Vadim Dryganov (Belarus), Alexsei Marcuic
and Vladislav Spirlenko (Institute for Information Policy, Moldova), Dr. Alexandra Belyaeva
(Russian Federation), and Andriy Paziuk (Privacy Ukraine). For those whom we cannot, thanks
x
John Palfrey
Many good people deserve explicit acknowledgement for their contribution to this book. We
each have been blessed by extraordinary teams at our respective institutions and our networks in the field. Some of these contributors are not listed here, at their request; they know
who they are.
The Advanced Network Research Group at the Cambridge Security Programme could not
have done its work without the support of some key individuals within the University. Rafal
Rohozinski, the director of the research effort and ONI Principal Investigator, would like to
thank Professors James Mayall and Christopher Hill at the Centre of International Studies,
who made available the fellowship under which much of the ONI’s work over the past three
years took place. Professor Yezid Sayegh was key to paving the way for the project and has
been a constant supporter of the work, providing intellectual insight and encouragement.
Peter Cavanaugh, the executive director of the Cambridge Security Programme, and Leslie
Fettes were patient and willing to provide support, even when we were forced, by necessity,
to make payments to our partners in the Commonwealth of Independent States and Middle
East via transfers to questionable financial institutions or, at times, in small currency stuffed
into plain paper envelopes. Professor Ross Anderson, and the Security Group at the Cambridge Computer Laboratory, was extraordinarily supportive and brought to our project Dr.
Steven Murdoch, who has gone on to become the ONI’s chief technology officer. Steven’s
quiet and diligent manner has led to some of the ONI’s more interesting findings, and he continues to spearhead the development of tools and methods that will keep our work ahead of
the emerging trends.
The work done by Cambridge in mapping and contextualizing emerging information controls in the Commonwealth of Independent States could not have happened without special
partnership with the Eurasia I-Policy Network (EIPN), in particular its dynamic regional coordinator Tattu Mambetalieva (Kyrgyzstan). Under Tattu’s leadership, EIPN members, who represent NGOs from nine CIS countries, went well beyond the requirements of the yearbook and
engaged policymakers, security actors, academia, and businessmen in examining the emerging governance and policy of the Internet in their countries. Their commitment not only led to
great research but also helped reverse policies in some countries. Some unfortunately paid
the price for speaking too loudly; during the course of our work over the past three years,
members of our team have been harassed, arrested, and in one case died under questionable circumstances. Special mention goes out to our country coordinators, only some of
whom we can name: Emin Akhndov (Azerbaijan), Vadim Dryganov (Belarus), Alexsei Marcuic
and Vladislav Spirlenko (Institute for Information Policy, Moldova), Dr. Alexandra Belyaeva
(Russian Federation), and Andriy Paziuk (Privacy Ukraine). For those whom we cannot, thanks
x
John Palfrey