Internet Censorship Circumvention Technology Use in Human Rights Organizations: An Exploratory Analysis

Using an organizational informatics approach, this study explores the implications of human rights organizations’ use of censorship circumvention technologies. Through qualitative analyses of data collected through in-depth interviews, the research examines the factors influencing the use of circumv...

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Published in:Journal of information technology 2012-12, Vol.27 (4), p.285-300
Main Authors: Maitland, Carleen F, Thomas (Trey), Herschel F, Tchouakeu, Louis-Marie Ngamassi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to information
Business and Management
Business Information Systems
Censorship
Communications technology
Design
Enterprise resource planning
Exact sciences and technology
Human rights
Influence
Informatics
Information and communication sciences
Information dissemination
Information science. Documentation
Information systems
Information Systems and Communication Service
Information technology
Innovation/Technology Management
Internet
Investigations
Library and information science. General aspects
Management
Nonprofit organizations
Research Article
Sciences and techniques of general use
Security management
Technology
Technology adoption
Usability
Websites
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Summary:Using an organizational informatics approach, this study explores the implications of human rights organizations’ use of censorship circumvention technologies. Through qualitative analyses of data collected through in-depth interviews, the research examines the factors influencing the use of circumvention technologies and the organizational effects of their use. The outcomes include a revised model of censorship circumvention technology use as well as a new model situating human rights organizations and their audiences in bidirectional information flows. The research provides recommendations for practice as well as insight for organizational informatics and information systems security research in the areas of protective technologies, awareness, detection, and physical security.
ISSN:0268-3962
1466-4437
DOI:10.1057/jit.2012.20