September 1
Iran/United States
A former Iranian official and imprisoned political activist files a lawsuit against Nokia Siemens Network in a US Federal Court, accusing the company of selling technology used to monitor political opposition.
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September 1
Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan bans popular domestic social networking and dating site agent.mail.ru.
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September 3
Oman
Oman's Telecom Regulation Authority proposes a ban on VPN usage in the country.
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September 14
United States
Previously lauded circumvention tool Haystack is shut down amid security concerns.
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September 15
Syria
Reporters Without Borders discovers that Syrian student Tal Al-Mallouhi has been detained for over 9 months for her blog entries, some of which criticize Syrian international policy.
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September 27
United States
US officials seek to apply new regulations in order to increase wiretapping compliance from email-capable mobile devices, social networking sites, and Skype.
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