Control. See also Filtering
civil society actors and, 123–149
commercial software and, 38–39
computer network attacks (CNAs) and,
145–146
content restrictions and, 32–33, 35, 44–49,
59–60, 83
corporations and, 103–122
Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks and, 64,
127, 144–146
DNS tampering and, 13–18, 33, 57–61, 64–
70
domain blocking and, 37–38
domain deregistration and, 64
elections and, 144–145
end-to-end principle and, 50
false information and, 69
freedom of expression and, 31–32
generative information and, 50
integrated modes of, 108–109
IP blocking and, 12–18, 33
journalists and, 42
just-in-time blocking and, 143–146
law enforcement and, 31
legitimate, 44–45
licensing and, 32–34
mechanism choice and, 32–34, 58–65
media and, 32
normative analysis and, 43–44
online fraud and, 31
overbreadth and, 46–48
Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC)
and, 66
server takedown and, 64
social techniques and, 65
soft, 35–36, 108
spam and, 31
spyware and, 31
suppression and, 31–41
surveillance and, 35–36, 64–65 (see also
Surveillance)
tactical considerations and, 69–70
technical limitations and, 45–49
technology and, 32–34
underbreadth and, 48–49
URL filtering and, 33–34
Wikipedia and, 29–30
Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign
Public Officials in International Business
Transactions (Anti-Bribery Convention), 94
Convention on Cybercrime, 131
Copyright, 33
Corporations. See also Private actors
academics and, 120
Audio Home Recording Act and, 119
censorship principles and, 116
code of conduct and, 115–116
Consumer Broadband and Digital Television
Promotion Act (CBDTPA) and, 119
content delivery and, 112
democracy and, 104
direct sales and, 112–113
first-order regulation and, 106–107
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and,
94, 117–118
as gatekeepers, 103–122
Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA) and,
118, 121
hardware providers, 110
human rights activists and, 120
international law and, 117–120
International Telecommunications Union
(ITU) and, 119–120
Internet revolution and, 104–105
ISPs and, 111 (see also Internet Service
Providers (ISPs))
legal issues and, 105–122
new control modes and, 107–109
online publishers and, 111–112
regulatory issues and, 103, 106–107, 118
second-order regulation and, 107, 118
Security Systems Standards and
Certification Act (SSSCA) and, 119
self-regulation and, 114–116
services and, 113
shareholders and, 105, 120
software providers, 110–111
state demands and, 107–122
telecommunications, 112
user information and, 109, 111, 113, 116–
117
Country summaries, 237–239
Afghanistan, 240–244
Algeria, 245–248
Index
437
civil society actors and, 123–149
commercial software and, 38–39
computer network attacks (CNAs) and,
145–146
content restrictions and, 32–33, 35, 44–49,
59–60, 83
corporations and, 103–122
Denial-of-Service (DoS) attacks and, 64,
127, 144–146
DNS tampering and, 13–18, 33, 57–61, 64–
70
domain blocking and, 37–38
domain deregistration and, 64
elections and, 144–145
end-to-end principle and, 50
false information and, 69
freedom of expression and, 31–32
generative information and, 50
integrated modes of, 108–109
IP blocking and, 12–18, 33
journalists and, 42
just-in-time blocking and, 143–146
law enforcement and, 31
legitimate, 44–45
licensing and, 32–34
mechanism choice and, 32–34, 58–65
media and, 32
normative analysis and, 43–44
online fraud and, 31
overbreadth and, 46–48
Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC)
and, 66
server takedown and, 64
social techniques and, 65
soft, 35–36, 108
spam and, 31
spyware and, 31
suppression and, 31–41
surveillance and, 35–36, 64–65 (see also
Surveillance)
tactical considerations and, 69–70
technical limitations and, 45–49
technology and, 32–34
underbreadth and, 48–49
URL filtering and, 33–34
Wikipedia and, 29–30
Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign
Public Officials in International Business
Transactions (Anti-Bribery Convention), 94
Convention on Cybercrime, 131
Copyright, 33
Corporations. See also Private actors
academics and, 120
Audio Home Recording Act and, 119
censorship principles and, 116
code of conduct and, 115–116
Consumer Broadband and Digital Television
Promotion Act (CBDTPA) and, 119
content delivery and, 112
democracy and, 104
direct sales and, 112–113
first-order regulation and, 106–107
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and,
94, 117–118
as gatekeepers, 103–122
Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA) and,
118, 121
hardware providers, 110
human rights activists and, 120
international law and, 117–120
International Telecommunications Union
(ITU) and, 119–120
Internet revolution and, 104–105
ISPs and, 111 (see also Internet Service
Providers (ISPs))
legal issues and, 105–122
new control modes and, 107–109
online publishers and, 111–112
regulatory issues and, 103, 106–107, 118
second-order regulation and, 107, 118
Security Systems Standards and
Certification Act (SSSCA) and, 119
self-regulation and, 114–116
services and, 113
shareholders and, 105, 120
software providers, 110–111
state demands and, 107–122
telecommunications, 112
user information and, 109, 111, 113, 116–
117
Country summaries, 237–239
Afghanistan, 240–244
Algeria, 245–248
Index
437