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: Bonn, GermanyTwitter
Internet Archive
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Belarus not restricting Internet access after all?
Posted on January 3, 2012 | No CommentsJanuary 5 Update: Here’s what I edited for Deutsche Welle today: Contrary to reports, Belarus plans no Internet censorhip So I was perusing tech news online today and I came across this IDG news story: “Belarus said to restrict access to foreign websites.” Belarus has... -
Morozov, Haystack & Me
Posted on September 6, 2010 | 10 CommentsIn recent days there has been a great bruhaha over Haystack, the anti-censorship software aimed to help Iranians inside of Iran. On September 2, 2010, Evgeny Morozov, a journalist colleague of mine, and online columnist for Foreign Policy magazine, wrote a thought-provoking piece about Haystack. In it,... -
How to get free 3G mobile Internet in Germany
Posted on June 2, 2010 | 11 CommentsStep one: Order a new free SIM card from NetzClub, a new MVNO from O2. Select the “Handy Internet Flat” option. The catch is they provide you with free Internet in exchange for text advertising. Step two: Buy an O2 Surfstick. I bought mine directly... -
No, the Internet does not help build democracies
Posted on May 1, 2010 | 1 CommentI don’t know if Barrett Sheridan wrote his Newsweek piece, “The Internet Helps Build Democracies” in response to or independent of Evgeny Morozov’s recent piece in Foreign Policy (Think Again: The Internet ; May/June 2010). Still, it sort of amazes me that this techno-utopianism (or... -
Cyrus on: PRI’s The World (April 13, 2010)
Posted on April 13, 2010 | 1 CommentDear Friends, My piece on the release of Haystack, the new anti-filtering software for use in Iran will be on today’s show. It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): NYC – 3 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM... -
Omid Reza Mirsayafi died one year ago
Posted on March 18, 2010 | No CommentsOn March 18, 2009, Omid Reza Mirsayafi died in a Tehran prison. I reported on it at the time for PRI’s The World. Sadly, Mirsayafi’s reputation will now live on as becoming the first blogger in the world to die while in custody. Unfortunately the... -
Cyrus on: TVO’s Search Engine (March 16, 2010)
Posted on March 18, 2010 | 1 CommentI had the honor of being interviewed by Jesse Brown on his TVO show, “Search Engine“, to provide an update on the Treasury Department’s new rules regarding American tech companies exporting stuff to Iran (and Cuba and Sudan). The interview that I recorded with Austin... -
Cyrus on: PRI’s The World (February 11, 2010)
Posted on February 11, 2010 | No CommentsDear Friends, My piece on watching the 22nd of Bahman protests with Austin Heap, Roozbeh Pournader and Behrang Barzin live from Parisoma will be on today’s show. It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): NYC – 3 pm Eastern... -
Cyrus on: PRI’s The World (Jan. 13, 2010)
Posted on January 13, 2010 | No CommentsDear Friends, I’ve been informed that my piece on Google’s new policy towards China will be airing today. It will be available on any of these stations (and their Internet streams): NYC – 3 pm Eastern – WNYC – 820 AM – www.wnyc.org Washington, DC... -
VOA’s new app for Iranian iPhone users is a bit silly
Posted on January 4, 2010 | 9 CommentsI’m a few days behind on this one, but FP Passport has a link to a new announcement for a new application that “will allow users in Iran to download and send content to [Voice of America]‘s Persian News Network with their iPhones.” I don’t...
