Internet Censorship Hits The Extreme
Posted: 19th Sep, 2003 By: MarkJ
A new study by the London-based Privacy International and the GreenNet Educational Trust has found what most of us already know, that global Internet censorship has hit an all time high; especially in the USA and UK:
A year-long study of Internet censorship in more than 50 countries found that a sharp escalation in control of the Internet since September 2001 may have outstripped the traditional ability of the medium to repel restrictions.
The report fires a broadside at the United States and the United Kingdom for creating initiatives hostile to Internet freedom. Those countries have "led a global attack on free speech on the Internet" and "set a technological and regulatory standard for mass surveillance and control" of the Net.
"The September 11, 2001 attacks have given numerous governments the opportunity to promulgate restrictive policies that their citizens had previously opposed. There has been an acceleration of legal authority for additional snooping, from increased email monitoring to the retention of Web logs and communications data. Simultaneously, governments have become more secretive about their own activities, reducing information that was previously available and refusing to adhere to policies on freedom of information".
I think that pretty much says it all, cheers to the current government of control freaks for helping to make it possible hipp hipp.. More @ The Register.
A year-long study of Internet censorship in more than 50 countries found that a sharp escalation in control of the Internet since September 2001 may have outstripped the traditional ability of the medium to repel restrictions.
The report fires a broadside at the United States and the United Kingdom for creating initiatives hostile to Internet freedom. Those countries have "led a global attack on free speech on the Internet" and "set a technological and regulatory standard for mass surveillance and control" of the Net.
"The September 11, 2001 attacks have given numerous governments the opportunity to promulgate restrictive policies that their citizens had previously opposed. There has been an acceleration of legal authority for additional snooping, from increased email monitoring to the retention of Web logs and communications data. Simultaneously, governments have become more secretive about their own activities, reducing information that was previously available and refusing to adhere to policies on freedom of information".
I think that pretty much says it all, cheers to the current government of control freaks for helping to make it possible hipp hipp.. More @ The Register.
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