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Surveillance Policy & Regulation8 min read
Internet Task Force: A failed attempt to De-Khameneization of the Internet?
The Special Task Force for Cyberspace Governance has not removed military actors from internet policymaking. It has pushed the individuals appointed members of the previous supreme leader's SCC out of the center of decision-making.
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Destructive Cyber Operations9 min read
Attack on Fuel Tank Monitoring Systems in the United States
Why Are IRGC Affiliated Cyber Networks the Main Suspect?
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Citizens Privacy Rights18 min read
Iran’s New Internet Censorship and Digital Surveillance Architecture
Three Signals of a New Phase of Censorship in the Islamic Republic of Iran: The Amnafzar Document, the NAT Debate, and the SNI Spoofing Wave
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Cyber Influence Operations10 min read
Janfada: Iranian Campaign, Propaganda Numbers, and Security Alert in EU
From domestic number inflation to overseas mobilization, the international extension of the Janfada campaign has raised new concerns about security threats in European countries
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Advanced Persistent Threats7 min read
Inside the IRGC’s Cyber-Espionage Division
Charming Kitten
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Digital Censorship & Repression11 min read
Protection Bill 2025: The Birth of a New Extra-Legal Process for Filtering and Censorship in IRIB
Bill on Supporting and Addressing Violations in the Field of Pervasive Audio and Video in Cyberspace (Internet) in Iranian Parliament
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Digital Censorship & Repression4 min read
Collision in Orbit
The Islamic Republic’s Legal and Technical Case Against Starlink at the UN
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Surveillance Policy & Regulation13 min read
Surveillance, Interception and Censorship in UN Human Rights report on Iran
The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights warned of internet shutdowns, systematic censorship, arbitrary surveillance and online and offline repression of Iranian activists and citizens.
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Citizens Privacy Rights14 min read
The House That Tells on Itself
No matter where you live, there’s a vacuum cleaner, a smart TV, or an electric car out there that can find you and place you under the surveillance and intercept of the CCP.
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Advanced Persistent Threats13 min read
Ravin Academy
The Talent Pipeline Behind Iran’s Cyber Warfare
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Citizens Privacy Rights10 min read
Iran’s New Espionage Law and the Criminalisation of Starlink
What the Text Means for Users
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Digital Monitoring & Interception9 min read
Irancell: The Backbone of Censorship and Digital Surveillance
An Examination of Irancell’s Role as the Economic-Intelligence Arm of the Islamic Republic
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