Ukrainian Internet Association

The Ukrainian Internet Association (UIA) was founded in November 2000 in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine.[1] It currently owns the Ukrainian Internet Exchange Network (UA-IX) network, which is the biggest internet exchange network in Ukraine. Additionally, in February 2010 it has announced a bid for a company that would monitor Ukrainian internet users population, in addition to two other companies that also monitor it, namely Internet Advertisement Association of Ukraine and Bigmir.net.

In June 2006 the UIA warned that proposed increased government regulation of the internet in Ukraine would amount to censorship.[2] It had made similar complaints previously in October 2003.[3][4] On 17 July 2003 the government of Ukraine requested service providers to install equipment which would allow all internet traffic to be monitored. The UIA said this was an "unacceptable breach of privacy for Internet users" and that such action was, under then-existing law, illegal.[5]

In March 2004 the UIA announced the formation of a committee that would "carry out development of recommendations on conscientious use of the Internet and methods of Internet offences prosecution on the basis of current Ukrainian law."[1]

EuropeMedia has called the UIA "the oldest and one of the most influential organisations in Ukrainian Internet".[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "UIA will prevent offence in the Internet". www.crime-research.org site. Computer Crime Research Center. 3 March 2004. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Ukrainian Internet association warns of "censorship"" (Press release). UIA via UNIAN news agency. 6 June 2006. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Ukrainian Internet association complains to OSCE about monitoring". Kiev: Interfax-Ukraine. 14 October 2003. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "RSF concerned about secret police attempts to control the Internet". Internet Freedom of Expression Exchaange. 28 October 2003. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  5. ↑ "CONCERN OVER ATTEMPTS AT INTERNET CONTROL.". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 16 November 2003. Retrieved 9 March 2010.
  6. ↑ "UIA left out of decision on .UA domain administrator". EuropeMedia. 18 November 2002. Retrieved 9 March 2010.

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