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.
Turkmenistan bans popular domestic social networking and dating site agent.mail.ru.
Oman's Telecom Regulation Authority proposes a ban on VPN usage in the country.
Previously lauded circumvention tool Haystack is shut down amid security concerns.
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.
US officials seek to apply new regulations in order to increase wiretapping compliance from email-capable mobile devices, social networking sites, and Skype.
