Filtering Content on the Internet
Block, ban, censor. These seem to be the only options ever considered by the Pakistan government when it comes to the Internet. Ever since the 2010 ban on Facebook was imposed and subsequently lifted,...
View ArticleThe Dangers of a Content Filtration System
What would happen if a content filtration system such as the one The National ICT R&D Fund has advertised seeking proposals for were put in place? How would it affect the privacy of Internet users...
View ArticleAccess now calls for an end to Pakistan’s firewall: 20 million silenced
Access, global movement for digital freedom, have launched a campaign to pressure international companies not to bid for Pakistan’s pending firewall. Our partners, in the campaign, Business Human...
View ArticleRoundtable Discussion on Internet Policy & Law At LUMS
REPORT Lahore University of Management Sciences recently launched Research Initiative on Internet and Society. As a part of the Internet and Society, Bolo Bhi was invited to participate at the...
View ArticleGNI Learning Forum 2012: Rights, practices and expression on the Internet
The Global Network Initiative hosted its first Learning Forum in Washington DC on June 14, 2012. The discussion centred on safeguarding human rights, privacy and freedom of expression on the Internet....
View ArticleDo you feel blocking of cellphone services in Baluchistan on Independence Day...
The Provincial Government blocked cellphone access in Quetta and parts of Balochistan yesterday citing security reasons. Today, the Indian Government adopted the same measures for Kashmir. States...
View Articleپاس ورڈ: اولین دفاع
پاس ورڈ: اولین دفاع آپ کتنے پاس ورڈ استعمال کرتے ہیں؟ اپنے پاس ورڈز ک بغیر لکهے آپ کیسے یاد رکهتے ہیں؟ کیا آپ اپنے پاس ورڈ اس خوف سے تبدیل نہیں کرتے کہ کہیں بهول نہ جائیں؟ کیا آپ ہر مقصد کے لیے ایک...
View ArticleState of IT Governance in Pakistan – A Report by Bolo Bhi
Over the last two-and-a-half, years we at Bolo Bhi have engaged with government and non-government stakeholders on the issue of censorship in Pakistan, to find a way to minimize and end it. While much...
View ArticleComing Soon: Paper on State of IT Governance in Pakistan
In January 2014, we interviewed various technology and industry experts in Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi. The next few months we spent compiling and updating our paper. We are sharing now a sneak...
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