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Samuel Woodhams

London
Journalist and Researcher, Top10VPN
Technology
As seen in: CNN, CNN International, MSN, DW, Al Jazeera, Quartz, AllAfrica, The Diplomat Magazine, The New Arab, Thomson Reuters Foundation and more
Covers:  International Technology Developments, Digital Rights & Censorship.
Digital Rights Lead at Top10VPN | Censorship, Surveillance & Internet Freedoms | Bylines: CNN, Al Jazeera, Quartz, DW, Just Security
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Biography

Samuel Woodhams is a Researcher at the independent digital privacy group and VPN comparison website, Top10VPN. He writes about the intersection of politics and technology. His work has been featured in Deutsche Welle, CNN, World Politics Review, Just Security and African Arguments, amongst others.

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Huawei, Africa and the global reach of surveillance technology | DW | 12.09.2019

Huawei, Africa and the global reach of surveillance technology | DW | 12.09.2019

In August 2019, the Wall Street Journal reported that technicians from Huawei had helped the governments of U…

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Africa's innovative response to internet repression | DW | 12.11.2019

Africa's innovative response to internet repression | DW | 12.11.2019

From social media taxes and disruptive internet shutdowns, to divisive disinformation campaigns and overprice…

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Ethiopia's internet shutdowns signal a potential return to old regime habits

Ethiopia's internet shutdowns signal a potential return to old regime habits

During the past month in Ethiopia, there have been several nationwide internet blackouts, leaving friends and…

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Ukraine's Failed Attempt to Stop Russian Interference Is Trampling Digital Rights

Ukraine's Failed Attempt to Stop Russian Interference Is Trampling Digital Rights

A country once heralded as one of the most progressive in Eastern Europe for digital rights, Ukraine is now a…

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There's Too Little Outcry When a Government Blocks the Internet

There's Too Little Outcry When a Government Blocks the Internet

For its own citizens' safety, and for grand strategy's sake, the U.S. government needs to up the pressure. Wh…

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To Battle Russian Disinformation, Ukraine Mimics ... Russia

To Battle Russian Disinformation, Ukraine Mimics ... Russia

In the five years since the conflict between Ukraine and Russia began, several Ukrainian initiatives have bee…

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Huawei says its surveillance tech will keep African cities safe but activists worry it’ll be misused

By Samuel Woodhams
qz.com — In Europe and the US, tense debates have broken out over the national security ramifications of allowing Huawei to be involved in the construction of new 5G networks. The UK has approved a limited role for the Shenzhen, China-based company in its upcoming wireless infrastructure despite sustained pressure from the US to exclude them.
Mar 20, 2020 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

OPINION: The global decline of internet freedoms demands a global response

By Samuel Woodhams
news.trust.org — * Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation. As censorship, surveillance and disinformation campaigns continue to gain momentum around the world, fundamental digital rights are being dramatically eroded A report published by a U.S.-based watchdog, Freedom House, has found that global internet freedoms have declined for the ninth consecutive year.
Nov 19, 2019 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?

OPINION: The global decline of internet freedoms demands a global response

By Samuel Woodhams
thisisplace.org — * Any views expressed in this opinion piece are those of the author and not of Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Nov 18, 2019 Open in Who Shared Wrong byline?
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