Amy Sample Ward

FEBRUARY 22, 2010

That ethos continued until the last three years or so with issues in Burma, Iran, and China. In Iran we’ve seen it used to get out information and resist censorship but have also seen it used by the government to alter a mobile phone system and monitoring calls. site we had to be compliant with Chinese law.

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The NonProfit Times

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Democratic backsliding and restrictive laws will pose challenges to nonprofits operations and the safety of their beneficiaries. Hungary and Iran. Mounting Pressures Our sector will face increasing political and societal pressures. We see restrictions playing out in Paraguay and the United States. In Uganda and Myanmar.

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TechCrunch

APRIL 4, 2023

The latter have collectively become a key driver in the movement against the government’s proposals, alarmed as they are that Israel’s hallowed “Startup Nation” reputation was at threat if the sacred rule of law became questioned at home and abroad. If these laws pass… it’s [would put] a complete stop on any investment activity.

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TechCrunch

OCTOBER 26, 2020

On Wednesday night, Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe blamed Iran for an email operation designed to intimidate voters in Florida into voting for President Trump “or else.” Google security researchers also linked the campaign to Iran, which denied claims of its involvement.

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Have Fun - Do Good

JANUARY 6, 2007

They build a building, and then they just fill it up, and there's an architecture firm, and a law firm, and whatever. There are people in positions of power in places like Iran and Washington, D.C. And they don't care, the owner doesn't care, if they have a relationship or work together or not. That's really what it is about.

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Futurism

MARCH 2, 2025

Being alleged cybercriminals, the named defendants go by nicknames that sound straight out of an early-2000s hacker flick: there's Arian Yadegarnia aka "Fiz" of Iran; Alan Krysiak aka "Drago" of the United Kingdom; Ricky Yuen aka "cg-dot" of Hong Kong; and Pht Phng Tn aka "Asakuri" of Vietnam.

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The Verge

MAY 29, 2020

The senator has sent a letter to the Justice Department calling for Twitter to be investigated for violating ongoing sanctions against the nation of Iran, as first reported by Axios. Ted Cruz (R-TX) is calling for a federal investigation into the company on unrelated grounds. Twitter declined to comment on the allegations.

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The Verge

JUNE 5, 2020

Let’s conclude what turned out to be Free Speech Week on The Interface with a look at a case involving the co-chairman of Facebook’s new Oversight Board, a Zoom recording of his law school class, and the N-word. Here’s Nick Anderson in the Washington Post : Stanford University law professor Michael W. Governing. ?

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 14, 2025

Iran increasingly relies on electronic surveillance and the public to inform on women refusing to wear the country’s mandatory headscarf in public, even as hard-liners push for harsher penalties for those protesting the law , a United Nations report released Friday found.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 26, 2025

Companies from Taiwan, Iran, Pakistan, South Africa and United Arab Emirates also were included in the roughly 80 companies added to the “entity list” of the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security. China protested Wednesday after the U.S. government deems vital for national security.

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Fast Company Tech

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

But Trump isnt getting Congress to pass laws imposing these tariffs on foreign importshes doing it by executive order, acting entirely on his own. Congress could, of course, fix this problem overnight by simply repealing the laws that have outsourced so much responsibility over trade to the president. How is Trump able to do this?

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The Verge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

And Trump’s flouting of the rule of law , however often we have seen it in these past four years, suggests even darker developments to come. The new laws would prevent phone manufacturers from limiting access to near-field communication technology embedded in smartphones and smartwatches.

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The Verge

JUNE 4, 2020

Recently TAG saw China APT group targeting Biden campaign staff & Iran APT targeting Trump campaign staff with phishing. We sent users our govt attack warning and we referred to fed law enforcement. No sign of compromise. link] — Shane Huntley (@ShaneHuntley) June 4, 2020.

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The Verge

JULY 15, 2020

The suit alleges that Google violated wiretapping and privacy laws. Trending down : Hong Kong activists worry Apple may be censoring the voting platform PopVote, which was developed for the opposition’s primaries — an unofficial election that also served as a protest against the city’s national security law imposed last month by Beijing.

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Fast Company Tech

MARCH 11, 2025

The business book canon is brimming with tomes like William Urys Getting to Yes , which emphasize the importance of mutual respect and collaboration in forging win-win outcomes, while Harvard Law School’s Program on Negotiation prizes clarity and fairness. Iran, on the other hand, is calling Trumps bluff.

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The Verge

JULY 27, 2021

We cover Section 230 , which is the law that says internet platforms can moderate. Ted Cruz went to Harvard Law School. I have interviewed the president of Iran. So if you’re wondering, that’s the line I sort of strive to straddle. So let me give you an example that I think about all the time. We cover it a lot.

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