Kaveh AzarhooshinFilterwatchIran’s Self-Isolated Internet Is Ill-Equipped To Confront COVID-19As states turn to tech to help track and contain the pandemic, Iran’s poor record on privacy and data protection is holding it back.May 1, 2020May 1, 2020
Kaveh AzarhooshinFilterwatchFilterwatch Network Monitor — January 2020As dissent flared in the aftermath of the IRGC’s downing of Ukraine International Flight 752, internet disruptions in Iran were seen again.Jan 15, 2020Jan 15, 2020
Kaveh AzarhooshWill the real Azari Jahromi please stand up?It was Friday when Foreign Policy’s piece titled ‘Is Iran’s Information Minister the Islamic Republic’s Emmanuel Macron?’ popped up on my…Oct 28, 2019Oct 28, 2019
Kaveh AzarhooshinFilterwatchIs “Layered Filtering” the Future of Iran’s National Information Network?Iran’s ICT Minister has hinted at constructing a flexible new filtering apparatus in the months and years ahead. How worried should we be?Oct 3, 2019Oct 3, 2019
Kaveh AzarhooshinFilterwatchFATAwatch//02 — Iranian Cyber Police MonitoringIn this report, we document activities of Iran’s Cyber Police (FATA) in the second quarter of 2019. Our findings show that FATA’s…Sep 12, 2019Sep 12, 2019
Kaveh AzarhooshinFilterwatchTech Giants Are Failing Iranians In Their Struggle Against A National InternetA number of tech companies’ transparency failings are boosting Iran’s efforts to build a localised ‘National Internet’. We explain how.Jul 11, 2019Jul 11, 2019
Kaveh AzarhooshinFilterwatchSlow-Downs and Start-ups — Privacy and the Digital Economy in IranWith Iran failing to protect citizens’ online privacy, we explore some of the knock-on effects on the country’s stuttering tech sector.Jun 14, 2019Jun 14, 2019
Kaveh AzarhooshinFilterwatchSaied Reza Ameli — The New Face Of Iran’s Online Cultural RevolutionThe professor has had a meteoric rise to the top of one of Iran’s leading policy bodies. What does this mean for the internet’s future?Apr 3, 2019Apr 3, 2019
Kaveh AzarhooshinFilterwatchIran’s Cyber Police — ‘Society-Based Policing’ and the Rise of Peer SurveillanceIran’s Cyber Police claims it has over 41,000 civilian volunteers policing the web. So what are the implications for Iranian internet…Feb 18, 2019Feb 18, 2019
Kaveh AzarhooshinFilterwatchDespite Slow Growth, Iran’s Domestic Messaging Apps Remain A Threat to Digital Rights In IranAs Iran pushes domestic messaging apps on a mostly unwilling public, Small Media maps out some of the ongoing threats to citizens’ rights.Jan 8, 2019Jan 8, 2019
