About the Author
Cyrus Farivar
سیروس فریور
English: [suh-ROOS FAR-ih-var]
Persian: [see-ROOS-eh fàr-ee-VÀR]
Freelance Technology Journalist
Freelance Radio Reporter/Producer
Author, "The Internet of Elsewhere"
cfarivar [at] cfarivar [dot] org
Current location: Oakland, CATwitter
Election 1388 Archive
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August 3: BayFF in San Francisco: Iranian Protests And Digital Media
Posted on July 28, 2009 | 1 CommentI’m speaking at this event in San Francisco on August 3! August 3, 2009 WHAT: The recent protests over the elections in Iran have shown that social media can be a force for good — and a target for misinformation and censorship. How can technologists... -
Senate passes Victims of Iranian Censorship (VOICE) Act
Posted on July 24, 2009 | 8 CommentsLate last night, the Senate passed the Victims of Iranian Censorship (VOICE) Act. Nico links to the presser just co-released by a number of senators, including leads McCain, Liberman and Graham, Casey, Kaufman and others. Important bits: • Authorizes $30 million to the Broadcasting Board... -
Haystack wants your USB thumb drives!
Posted on July 23, 2009 | 10 CommentsFor the uninitiated: Haystack is an awesome, new, anti-filtering software that’s custom-designed for Iran. It’s run out of San Francisco run by my new friend and green hat hacker extraordinaire, Austin Heap. Haystack is moving along quite quickly — heck, they’ve even got a swank... -
TehranBureau: How Geeks (and Non-Geeks) Can Help Iranians Online
Posted on July 17, 2009 | 4 CommentsHow Geeks (and Non-Geeks) Can Help Iranians Online By CYRUS FARIVAR in Oakland | 17 July 2009 [TEHRAN BUREAU] In the past few weeks, I’ve seen a surprising number of my non-Iranian friends utterly captivated by news coming out of Iran. It’s easy to understand... -
PBS 5Across: The Importance of Free Speech Online in Iran, China, Kenya
Posted on July 9, 2009 | No CommentsI had the honor of speaking on PBS’ new online program, called 5Across. It’s a program hosted and produced by PBS MediaShift’s Mark Glaser. This conversation was taped in San Francisco on July 6, 2009. In a crisis, governments will often curtail freedom of the... -
Tehran Bureau: Geeks Around the Globe Rally to Help Iranians Online
Posted on July 8, 2009 | 3 Commentsخدا با ماست / او را هم فیلتر میکنید؟ God is with us / Are you filtering him too? Geeks Around the Globe Rally to Help Iranians Online By CYRUS FARIVAR in San Francisco | 8 July 2009 [TEHRAN BUREAU] In his converted loft apartment... -
July 7: Cyrus on PRI’s The World
Posted on July 7, 2009 | No CommentsDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my radio piece on Haystack and the Dutch Parliament’s new technological support for Iran is airing today. It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): NYC – 3 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820... -
Haystack: ‘A new program to provide unfiltered internet access to the people of Iran’
Posted on July 5, 2009 | 8 CommentsDare I say it, “green hat” hacker extraordinaire Austin Heap (See SF Chron a few weeks ago) and a group of domestic and foreign techie folks wanting to help Iran have announced the upcoming release of Haystack. Heap writes on his blog that it’s a... -
Balatarin (Persian Digg): SMS re-activated after 20 days all operators
Posted on July 1, 2009 | 3 CommentsI first heard about it from Omid Habibinia. Confirmed on Balatarian (“Highest”), as shown below. Click image for the Google Translated English version: -
Cyrus on TechVi: Social media in Iran: Be careful what you read
Posted on June 25, 2009 | 1 CommentMy former Engadget colleague Randall Bennett interviewed me today on the latest edition of TechVi talking about tech stuff in Iran.
