Uganda Communications Commission
(UCC), 144
Ukraine, 144, 400–404
Underbreadth, 45, 48–49
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) filtering, 57,
134
control issues and, 33–37
future of, 52–53
overbreadth and, 46–48
software for, 38–39
transparency and, 40–41
United Arab Emirates (UAE), 15–16, 18
country summary of, 405–408
domain blocking and, 37–38
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 83
overbreadth and, 47
surveillance and, 112
transparency and, 40
Voice-over IP (VoIP) and, 12, 135
United Kingdom, 3, 126
United Nations, 1
Convention against Corruption, 95–98
Earth Summit, 126
Human Rights Committee (UNHRC), 79–82,
84, 86–87, 93
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 78–91
international system and, 74
International Telecommunications Union
(ITU) and, 119–120
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and, 74, 120
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR) and, 77–78
Working Group on Internet Governance
and, 74
United Nations Education, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 97–98
United States, 3, 20, 143
Alien Tort Claims Act (ACTA) and, 91–94,
97
Audio Home Recording Act and, 119
blogger arrests and, 138
civic networks and, 126
Cold War and, 125
Consumer Broadband and Digital Television
Promotion Act (CBDTPA) and, 119
dark nets and, 131
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and,
94, 117–118
Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA) and,
118, 121
intellectual property rights and, 9
Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply
of Gambling and Betting Services and, 88–
89
public access points and, 34
regional overview of, 226–234
Secure Computing and, 35
Security Systems Standards and
Certification Act (SSSCA) and, 119
surveillance and, 45
trends in filtering and, 41
wiretapping and, 49
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR), 49, 77–78
University of California, Berkeley, 115
U.S. Constitution, 79
U.S. Department of Defense, 149n40
U.S. Department of Justice, 131
U.S. Supreme Court, 79, 91–94
Uzbekistan, 8
civil society actors and, 133, 143
control issues and, 31
country summary of, 409–415
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 83
political filtering and, 10
Venezuela, 416–419
Vietnam, 8, 46
copyright and, 33
country summary of, 420–424
cyber-dissidents and, 34–35
DNS tampering and, 14
human rights and, 133
political filtering and, 9–10
pornography and, 24
VoIP filtering and, 12
Villeneuve, Nart, 4, 5–27, 33, 107
Vodafone, 115
Voice of America, 49, 56n35, 70
Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP), 12, 50,
70, 112, 125, 134–135
448
Index
(UCC), 144
Ukraine, 144, 400–404
Underbreadth, 45, 48–49
Uniform Resource Locator (URL) filtering, 57,
134
control issues and, 33–37
future of, 52–53
overbreadth and, 46–48
software for, 38–39
transparency and, 40–41
United Arab Emirates (UAE), 15–16, 18
country summary of, 405–408
domain blocking and, 37–38
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 83
overbreadth and, 47
surveillance and, 112
transparency and, 40
Voice-over IP (VoIP) and, 12, 135
United Kingdom, 3, 126
United Nations, 1
Convention against Corruption, 95–98
Earth Summit, 126
Human Rights Committee (UNHRC), 79–82,
84, 86–87, 93
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 78–91
international system and, 74
International Telecommunications Union
(ITU) and, 119–120
Internet Governance Forum (IGF) and, 74, 120
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR) and, 77–78
Working Group on Internet Governance
and, 74
United Nations Education, Scientific, and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO), 97–98
United States, 3, 20, 143
Alien Tort Claims Act (ACTA) and, 91–94,
97
Audio Home Recording Act and, 119
blogger arrests and, 138
civic networks and, 126
Cold War and, 125
Consumer Broadband and Digital Television
Promotion Act (CBDTPA) and, 119
dark nets and, 131
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and,
94, 117–118
Global Online Freedom Act (GOFA) and,
118, 121
intellectual property rights and, 9
Measures Affecting the Cross-Border Supply
of Gambling and Betting Services and, 88–
89
public access points and, 34
regional overview of, 226–234
Secure Computing and, 35
Security Systems Standards and
Certification Act (SSSCA) and, 119
surveillance and, 45
trends in filtering and, 41
wiretapping and, 49
Universal Declaration of Human Rights
(UDHR), 49, 77–78
University of California, Berkeley, 115
U.S. Constitution, 79
U.S. Department of Defense, 149n40
U.S. Department of Justice, 131
U.S. Supreme Court, 79, 91–94
Uzbekistan, 8
civil society actors and, 133, 143
control issues and, 31
country summary of, 409–415
International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights (ICCPR) and, 83
political filtering and, 10
Venezuela, 416–419
Vietnam, 8, 46
copyright and, 33
country summary of, 420–424
cyber-dissidents and, 34–35
DNS tampering and, 14
human rights and, 133
political filtering and, 9–10
pornography and, 24
VoIP filtering and, 12
Villeneuve, Nart, 4, 5–27, 33, 107
Vodafone, 115
Voice of America, 49, 56n35, 70
Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP), 12, 50,
70, 112, 125, 134–135
448
Index