News tagged with internet filtering system

Wanted: Censor for Pakistan's Internet

(AP) -- Pakistan is advertising for companies to install an Internet filtering system that could block up to 50 million Web addresses, alarming free speech activists who fear current censorship could become ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Dozens of outspoken, popular blogs shut in China

(AP) -- Dozens of blogs by some of China's most outspoken users have been abruptly shut down while popular Twitter-like services appear to be the newest target in government efforts to control social networking.

Technology / Internet

created Jul 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Australian government to introduce Internet filter

(AP) -- Australia plans to introduce an Internet filtering system to block obscene and crime-linked Web sites despite concerns it will curtail freedoms and won't completely work.

Technology / Internet

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (20) | comments 9

China accuses Google of spreading pornography

(AP) -- China accused Google Inc. on Thursday of spreading pornography after Chinese users were unable to connect to the search giant's Web site, while Washington called on Beijing to scrap its order for ...

Technology / Internet

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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NSO to use Venus transit to fine-tune search for other worlds

A century ago, scientists chased transits of Mercury and Venus in an effort to size up our solar system. Next week, they will use the last Venus transit for a century to learn how to size up other solar systems as we search ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Twitter plays outsize role in 2012 campaign

(AP) -- (at)BarackObama is on Twitter. So is (at)MittRomney. And so are all the voters following the 2012 presidential contest, whether they know it or not.

Technology / Internet

created May 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Game-powered machine learning' opens door to Google for music

Can a computer be taught to automatically label every song on the Internet using sets of examples provided by unpaid music fans? University of California, San Diego engineers have found that the answer is ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Loyal Instagram users fret about Facebook's reach

(AP) -- Poor Instagram users. First, their beloved photo-sharing application moves from iPhone-only exclusivity to the Android phone masses. A week later, Facebook swallows up the tiny startup behind the ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Egypt court orders ban of pornographic websites

(AP) -- An Egyptian court has ordered the government to ban pornographic Internet websites in order to protect society and its values.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 29, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Global media watchdog names enemies of Internet

(AP) -- The Arab Spring is changing the face of Internet freedom, according to Reporters Without Borders, which released its latest "Enemies of the Internet" list Monday.

Technology / Internet

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A georeferenced digital 'comic' to improve emergency management

Spanish researchers at the Universidad Carlos III of Madrid have developed a computer application that allows georeferenced images that have been uploaded to social networks on the Internet to be recovered, ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The trustworthy cloud

Not a week goes by without reports on security gaps, data theft or hacker attacks. Both businesses and private users are becoming increasingly uneasy. However, when it comes to technologies like cloud computing, trust and ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

IBM making the Louvre Museum smarter

IBM on Monday revealed an alliance with the venerable Louvre Museum to use sensors, real-time data analysis and other Internet Age tools to make the museum smarter.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Lab makes digital design more PC

Anyone who uses a computer knows it can be the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of technology. Log on one day and you’ve got the helpful information resource. Power it up the next and you meet the bully who broadcasts ...

Technology / Other

created Feb 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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