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146:, which had been held on the previous day. GreenNet's services were not fully operational again until 10.30 BST on Thursday 7 August. On 9 August there was a second attack, which, while affecting some systems, allowed GreenNet to discover the site which was being targeted. In October 2013, the target was revealed to be the site of investigative reporter 501: 97:
gave GreenNet a grant to enable it to bring a large number of peace groups online, and "After a few years they became one of the first internet service providers in Britain". GreenNet formed an international link with
502:"Privacy International and Greennet & Others v The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and The Government Communications Headquarters ("GCHQ") [2016] UKIP Trib 14_85-CH" 595: 175: 174:, alleging breach of privacy and breaking into their networks. The case ultimately failed, but GCHQ were forced to admit clandestine hacking activities. GreenNet were shortlisted for 343: 590: 600: 122:
system. It provided the only available cheap and accessible internet access for thousands of individuals and organisations in Africa, South Asia and Eastern Europe.
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A not-for-profit collective established 1985, providing internet services, web design and hosting to supporters of peace, the environment and human rights
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gateway, GnFido, which allowed access to basic internet facilities such as email using a
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Non-Governmental Organizations in World Politics: The Construction of Global Governance
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A French study about the major NGOs that includes GreenNet since 2011/2012
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Several sources initially suspected the attack was linked to the
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GreenNet Educational trust, registered charity no. 1037080
539: 484:"ISPs take GCHQ to court in UK over mass surveillance" 300:"Karen Banks: Internet Hall of Fame Global Connector" 74: 344:"Zimbabwe election hit by hacking and DDoS attacks" 221:"NGOs, networking and the creation of the internet" 70: 54: 46: 32: 24: 550:Mitra Ardron's archive of GreenNet and APC history 596:Internet service providers of the United Kingdom 450:"Brand new gag: the hidden war on press freedom" 350:. Archived from the original on August 10, 2013. 16:English not-for-profit Internet service provider 8: 19: 278:. Edinburgh University Press. p. ix. 132:Association for Progressive Communications 104:Association for Progressive Communications 18: 591:Non-profit organisations based in London 569:Charity Commission for England and Wales 192: 190: 186: 353: 448:Dawson, Tim (October–November 2013). 7: 178:'s Internet Hero of the year 2015. 130:On 1 August 2013, GreenNet and the 601:Pre–World Wide Web online services 198:"About GreenNet: What is GreenNet" 170:, the UK security service, to the 14: 586:Organizations established in 1985 251:. Vice Magazine. 6 September 2016 154:2014 Legal Action on GCHQ Hacking 102:and was a founder member of the 95:Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust 375:Eduard Kovacs (7 August 2013). 611:1985 establishments in England 1: 458:National Union of Journalists 172:Investigatory Powers Tribunal 134:(APC) suffered an extensive 627: 545:GreenNet Educational Trust 200:. GreenNet. 5 October 2012 164:Internet Service Providers 162:, GreenNet and five other 360:: CS1 maint: unfit URL ( 227:. Routledge. p. 96. 87:Internet service provider 276:Africa Bibliography 1995 219:Willetts, Peter (2010). 606:History of the Internet 460:: 14–16. Archived from 306:. Internet Hall of Fame 270:Allen, Chris (1997). 160:Privacy International 114:GreenNet developed a 144:Zimbabwean Elections 85:is a not-for-profit 21: 75:https://gn.apc.org 399:TechWeekEurope UK 120:store-and-forward 80: 79: 618: 572: 528: 527: 520: 514: 513: 511: 509: 498: 492: 491: 480: 474: 473: 471: 469: 464:on 30 March 2014 445: 439: 438: 427: 421: 420: 409: 403: 402: 391: 385: 384: 372: 366: 365: 359: 351: 340: 334: 333: 322: 316: 315: 313: 311: 296: 290: 289: 267: 261: 260: 258: 256: 245: 239: 238: 216: 210: 209: 207: 205: 194: 126:2013 DDoS Attack 22: 626: 625: 621: 620: 619: 617: 616: 615: 576: 575: 559: 536: 531: 526:. 18 July 2015. 522: 521: 517: 507: 505: 500: 499: 495: 482: 481: 477: 467: 465: 447: 446: 442: 435:greennet.org.uk 429: 428: 424: 417:greennet.org.uk 411: 410: 406: 393: 392: 388: 374: 373: 369: 352: 348:theinquirer.net 342: 341: 337: 324: 323: 319: 309: 307: 298: 297: 293: 286: 269: 268: 264: 254: 252: 247: 246: 242: 235: 218: 217: 213: 203: 201: 196: 195: 188: 184: 156: 148:Andrew Jennings 128: 112: 66: 39: 17: 12: 11: 5: 624: 622: 614: 613: 608: 603: 598: 593: 588: 578: 577: 574: 573: 557: 552: 547: 542: 535: 534:External links 532: 530: 529: 515: 493: 490:. 2 July 2014. 475: 454:The Journalist 440: 422: 404: 386: 367: 335: 317: 304:Inductees 2013 291: 284: 262: 240: 233: 211: 185: 183: 180: 155: 152: 140:spoofed attack 127: 124: 111: 108: 78: 77: 72: 68: 67: 65: 64: 58: 56: 52: 51: 48: 44: 43: 34: 30: 29: 26: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 623: 612: 609: 607: 604: 602: 599: 597: 594: 592: 589: 587: 584: 583: 581: 570: 566: 564: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 538: 537: 533: 525: 519: 516: 503: 497: 494: 489: 485: 479: 476: 463: 459: 455: 451: 444: 441: 436: 432: 426: 423: 418: 414: 408: 405: 400: 396: 390: 387: 382: 378: 371: 368: 363: 357: 349: 345: 339: 336: 331: 327: 321: 318: 305: 301: 295: 292: 287: 285:9780748608782 281: 277: 273: 266: 263: 250: 244: 241: 236: 234:9781136848537 230: 226: 222: 215: 212: 199: 193: 191: 187: 181: 179: 177: 173: 169: 165: 161: 158:In July 2014 153: 151: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 125: 123: 121: 117: 109: 107: 105: 101: 96: 92: 88: 84: 76: 73: 69: 63: 60: 59: 57: 53: 49: 45: 42: 38: 35: 31: 27: 23: 562: 518: 506:. Retrieved 504:. March 2016 496: 487: 478: 466:. Retrieved 462:the original 453: 443: 434: 425: 416: 407: 398: 389: 380: 370: 347: 338: 330:slashdot.org 329: 320: 308:. Retrieved 303: 294: 275: 265: 253:. Retrieved 243: 224: 214: 202:. Retrieved 157: 129: 113: 82: 81: 136:DDoS attack 580:Categories 456:. London: 182:References 37:Non-profit 381:softpedia 89:based in 540:GreenNet 488:Guardian 468:23 April 356:cite web 83:GreenNet 55:Location 20:GreenNet 310:20 June 255:20 June 204:20 June 71:Website 47:Purpose 25:Founded 508:25 May 282:  231:  110:GnFido 91:London 62:London 166:took 510:2017 470:2014 362:link 312:2016 280:ISBN 257:2018 229:ISBN 206:2016 176:ISPA 168:GCHQ 116:Fido 33:Type 28:1985 100:IGC 41:ISP 582:: 567:. 486:. 452:. 433:. 415:. 397:. 379:. 358:}} 354:{{ 346:. 328:. 302:. 274:. 223:. 189:^ 150:. 571:. 565:" 561:" 512:. 472:. 437:. 419:. 401:. 383:. 364:) 332:. 314:. 288:. 259:. 237:. 208:.

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Non-profit
ISP
London
https://gn.apc.org
Internet service provider
London
Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust
IGC
Association for Progressive Communications
Fido
store-and-forward
Association for Progressive Communications
DDoS attack
spoofed attack
Zimbabwean Elections
Andrew Jennings
Privacy International
Internet Service Providers
GCHQ
Investigatory Powers Tribunal
ISPA


"About GreenNet: What is GreenNet"
"NGOs, networking and the creation of the internet"
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9781136848537
"An Obscure Peter Gabriel Benefit Concert Helped Bring the Internet to the World"
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