Tag: internet filtering
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UK: Online pornography to be blocked by default, PM announces
from Big Brother Co: Most households in the UK will have pornography blocked by their internet provider unless they choose to receive it, David Cameron has announced. In addition, the […]
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Australia Comes To Its Senses, Abandons Internet Filtering Regime
The Australian government has now, after years of testing and preparing, formally abandoned a plan to filter its domestic Internet. Officials now say that it will use Interpol’s “worst of” child abuse site list as a way to shield Ozzies from truly awful content.
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Cybersecurity Measures Would Mandate Govt ‘ID Tokens’ To Use Net
The move to shut down and regulate the Internet under a new government-controlled system has accelerated into high gear with the announcement that the government’s cybersecurity strategy revolves around issuing Internet users with ID “tokens” without which they will not be able to visit websites…
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defcon 11/27: cern, wrecking cru, copyright & crackdown
triumph in geneva! lhc beams up & running again* potty-mouths charged for comcast hijack* nj man sentenced in scientology cyber attack* ‘godfather of spam’ to prison for 4 years* wrecking […]
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Some Thoughts on Losing the Internet
Yesterday morning my worst nightmare was realized: I turned on my computer, opened my internet browser and…nothing happened. Then, after an excruciatingly long time in which nothing stubbornly continued to happen, something bad happened…
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Defcon 9/10: Czars, Satellites, Da Vinci & Anonymous
obama close to appointing cybersecurity chief // cyberattack? the internet power grab by the obama white house // the US needs a cybersecurity czar now // theories emerge on secret satellite launch // da vinci code fans targeted by real international conspiracy // ‘anonymous’ declares war on australia over internet filtering