The Indian government has ordered ISPs to block 39 smut flick web sites hosted outside the country without giving any explanation, stoking further fears of online censorship by the back door.

A Toronto research group has found evidence that a Canadian firm is providing Internet surveillance and censorship technology to Pakistan.

Taiwan has removed plans, at least temporarily, for a bill that would have led to more than partial censorship of parts of the Internet for its citizens. The parallal most obvious is that of the proposed SOPA law, which would have seen a similar effect in the United States.

After blocking the popular Internet messaging app, Viber, looks like WhatsApp is next up in line. 

Getting a sim card in Taiwan so you can have internet access could be a very difficult process for tourist in Taiwan. If you want to buy a sim card you need to show two proofs of identity. Or to ask a friendly local to buy it for you.