Hà Nội Convention: The Thin Line Between Cybersecurity and Cyber Surveillance
Without transparency and freedom of expression, the Hà Nội Convention could turn “cybersecurity” into “cyber surveillance,” threatening the privacy of ...
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Việt Nam’s Push for Information Control—Parallels From Abroad
The Vietnamese government has long been implementing a national project to digitize and store citizens’ data for administrative purposes. The ...
The 100,000 Đồng Gift and the CIC Data Breach: A Warning on Data Control and Citizen Security
Sept. 15 marked the deadline for Việt Nam's citizens to claim their “Independence Day gift,” a high-profile and unprecedented national ...
The Digital Lifeline: How Việt Nam Abets the Myanmar Junta’s Digital Terror Campaign
The seizure of power by the Myanmar military junta in February 2021 unleashed a brutal nationwide campaign of oppression, encompassing ...
Massive Data Breach: 160 Million Vietnamese Credit Records Stolen in CIC Hack
Key Events Vietnam Probes Massive Credit Data Breach Affecting 160 Million Records;Thanh Hóa Leadership Shake-Up as Top Officials Arrested and Replaced;Việt ...
The 100,000 VND Gift and the Digital Panopticon Prison
Nguyễn Quang A wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on September 15, 2025. Đàm ...
Southeast Asia’s Reliance on Chinese Technology: Opportunities and Risks in the Digital Transformation Era
Hải Băng wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luật Khoa Magazine on May 15, 2025. Đàm Vĩnh ...
Telegram Banned in Việt Nam: A New Era of Increased Cyber Censorship?
Blocking PlatformsOn May 23, 2025, Việt Nam's internet regulators ordered all local telecommunication providers to block public access to Telegram. ...
Việt Nam and China’s Cybersecurity Cooperation: Shared Control and Strategic Caution
Phong Cầm wrote this article in Vietnamese and published it in Luat Khoa Magazine on July 15, 2024. Việt Nam and ...
Vietnamese Prisoners of Conscience Hold Hunger Strike to Protest Confiscation of Personal Items
Key EventsPrisoners of Conscience in An Diem Prison Start Hunger Strikes Vietnam Deports a Belarusian Military Volunteer in Ukraine Back ...
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