Sources: during the Trump administration, the US tracked Huawei and ZTE workers in Cuba, suspecting the companies were helping China expand its spying abilities
Intelligence bolstered suspicions telecom giants might be playing role in expansion of China's capabilities on island
As Cuba's government tightens its control on internet access, attempts from the US government to bolster connectivity on the island seem unlikely to succeed
After Havana shut down online access for 72 hours, the battle is on to keep the country connected
Psiphon says its tool helped ~1.4M Cubans circumvent internet censorship this week, as Cuba's government restricts internet access amid nationwide protests
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In response to protests, NetBlocks says Cuba's state-run ISP has restricted social media and messaging apps, including Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp
Network data from NetBlocks confirm partial disruption to social media and messaging platforms in Cuba from 12 July 2021.
GitHub confirms it is blocking developers in Iran, Syria, North Korea, Cuba, and Crimea from accessing private repositories and paid accounts due to sanctions
But not China who had directed a massive DDOS attack at Github for hosting anti-censorship software tools https://techcrunch.com/... https://twitter.com/... Niac / @niacouncil : US sanctions are broad...
GitHub officially confirms it is blocking devs in Iran, Syria, N. Korea, Cuba, and Crimea from accessing private repositories and paid accounts due to sanctions
The impact of U.S. trade restrictions is trickling down to the developer community. GitHub, the world's largest host of source code …
Sources: Google bars NGOs from providing Titan Security keys or promoting the availability of any of its products to activists in Iran, Syria, Cuba, or N. Korea
Sources and a document show how Google bars nonprofits from telling activists in certain countries about their products. Tweets: @josephfcox and @josephfcox Tweets: Joseph Cox / @josephfcox : To be cl...
Cuba begins rolling out mobile internet provided by national telecom firm ETECSA to select users, aims to expand service to all customers by year's end
Sarah Marsh / Reuters :
Google to install servers in Cuba to host its most popular content in hopes of speeding up load times of its sites by up to 10x
HAVANA (AP) — Google and the Cuban government signed a deal Monday allowing the internet giant to provide faster access to its data by installing servers …
Google and PayPal join Airbnb and Stripe in offering services in Cuba as tech execs join President Obama on his tour of Cuba
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