As this list strips PDF's - you can down load the report from here: https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B4ox3LYQcooBVUlfMkUzZUJmTTQ
Rafal On Nov 29, 2012, at 10:47 PM, Rafal Rohozinski <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear colleagues, > > Please find attached a Flash Note from SecDev produced by our Syria > operations group, on today's shutdown of the internet in Syria. > > This shutdown has coincided with heavy fighting around Damascus airport and > the reported seizure of key military facilities by rebels. In the past, the > Syrian regime has shut off communications prior to offensives, and this may > have been the case today. Alternatively, the shutdown may be related to rebel > gains, and the regime’s desire to limit communication of these events. Due to > foreign media restrictions in Syria, many use social media to communicate > with one another and with the international community about events in the > conflict, rendering this shutdown a critical development in the ongoing > crisis. > > These Digital Security Reports are produced as part of an ongoing activity > executed by The SecDev Foundation, called the Syria Digital Security Project. > It seeks to improve the online safety and security of the Syrian people and > to enhance the free flow of information in Syria. To this end, it provides > information, analysis, tools and resources dedicated to enhancing digital > safety and openness in Syria. The project is administered by The SecDev > Foundation, a Canadian not-for-profit organization, with funding from > granting bodies in North America. > > You may find additional coverage of these events in articles posted by Wired > and Computerworld. > > We welcome your feedback. > > <Syria_Flash-note_29Nov2012.pdf> > > Rafal -- Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password at: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
