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France has been known to have complete freedom when it came to surfing the internet and freedom of speech. However, recently this freedom has been accompanied by extreme online monitoring or surveillance by the government especially after a few terrorist attacks that took place over there.

Recently the Turkish government has banned the famous online encyclopedia, Wikipedia. This is not the first online censorship that takes place in Turkey. The Turkish government has been banning a large number of popular websites especially after the recent failed 2016 coup attempt.

Wikipedia is the most popular online encyclopedia on the internet. The colossal online reference receives more than millions of hits on a daily basis. Unfortunately, Wikipedia has been blocked in Turkey by the Turkish government today (Saturday, April 29, 2017) at 8:00 a.m. (Turkey's local time). Click for more information.

Even though Singapore has got one of the highest rates of internet users per population (over 72% in 2012), yet, it has also got one of the highest internet censorship imposed by the government. Political sites with opposing views to the government and all sites with adult content are completely banned.

India is known to have one of the largest populations in the world. It is also known to have extreme online censorship. Not only with geo-restricted sites like Netflix and BBC iPlayer, but with sites which include online gambling and most sites with adult content. Over 800 sites are banned and the number rises year after year.

Romania has been known to be one of the nations that support its internet users' online privacy. However, there are several external anti-privacy parties that are fighting to push for government online surveillance. Even though this is not considered high risk at the moment,

Iran has been known to be one of the most online-suppressed countries in the world. Their government has very strict internet censorship applied on most of the major websites like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Google's Gmail. The reason for this, from the government's point of view, is to preserve the morality standards of the country.

Even though Linux is not the most popular operating system used, it is considered one of the most reliable and secure operating systems used. This is why it is most popular between security conscious users. Since it is the rarest operating system used, it doesn't take a high priority when it comes to compatible applications.

PC games nowadays have become a little more complex than back in our days, in the sense that most professional games now depend on online multiplayer. This requires a decent internet connection to even install the game and create an online account. However, creating an online account means giving out your personal information.

Safari is the default internet browser used by all Apple devices (Macbook, iPhone, iPad, etc.). When it comes to stability and safety, Apple devices are known for being the safest compared to devices running on Windows or any other OS. However they are still under great risk when connected to a public WiFi network.