Posted by | January 19, 2015
Smart Spies – The Latest in Handheld Tech

I love Facebook. It provides me with easy access to all my friends and colleagues; a platform to share some of my work, a forum to build new connections. In...

Continue Reading
Posted by | September 5, 2014
What do Jennifer Lawrence’s Nudes Tell You About Privacy?

This blog was first published in Dawn.   The internet was taken by storm when nude pictures of over a 100 celebrities were leaked and published on the internet. They...

Continue Reading
Posted by | July 23, 2014
Of Legal Theory & Pakistani Politics

  James Madison, an American statesman, a political theorist and fourth President of the United States of America from 1809 to 1817 once stated: “It will be of little avail...

Continue Reading
Posted by | July 18, 2014
Alliance for Action: Conference Agenda

Bolo Bhi is hosting a conference in Islamabad. Titled 'Alliance for Action,' the conference will bring together people from various professions and organizations to discuss growing censorship and surveillance over...

Continue Reading
Posted by | June 20, 2014
One Step Forward In Curbing NSA’s Mass Surveillance

20/06/2014 Karachi:  Today, the United States House of Representatives passed the Massie-Lofgren Amendment stopping its notorious National Security Agency from conducting warrantless surveillance. NSA recently received a lot of criticism...

Continue Reading
Posted by | June 13, 2014
The American Nightmare: Privacy Vs Security

Benjamin Franklin, who is regarded as one of the Founding Fathers of the nation that proudly sings the Star-Spangled Banner, once said, "Those who surrender freedom for security will not...

Continue Reading
Posted by | June 13, 2014
Why Knowing Takes Precedence Over Not Knowing

On February 12, 2014, Bolo Bhi filed three Freedom of Information requests under the FOI 2002 Ordinance with the Ministry of Information Technology, Pakistan Telecommunications (MOITT). The requests were filed...

Continue Reading
Posted by | June 13, 2014
Freedom of Information Requests

June 11, 2014: Representatives of Bolo Bhi and MOITT attend hearing at Federal Ombudsman's office Re: Internet Surveillance  On February 12, 2014, Bolo Bhi filed Freedom of Information requests, directed...

Continue Reading
Posted by | May 29, 2014
Right to be Forgotten: Privacy, Censorship or Neither?

All of us, at some stage or the other, have typed our names into various search engines. Some have been met by a wall of fame meticulously archiving all their...

Continue Reading
Posted by | May 21, 2014
Digital Fortress: From China to Pakistan

In 1994, when the internet age arrived in China, President Jiang Zemin believed that the world was moving towards a new age where technology and information would be of utmost...

Continue Reading