Tag: great firewall
  • Sep 18, 2016 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • Censorship, General Privacy News, Governments,

The UK National Cyber Security Centre wants to build a “Great Firewall of Britain”

London Bridge isn’t falling, but it seems that a “Great Firewall of Britain” might be going up. Ciaran Martin, CEO of United Kingdom’s new cybersecurity watchdog, National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), announced plans for a government/industry formed DNS firewall to protect government and core industry internet interests at the Billington Cyber Security Summit in Washington … Continue reading “The UK National Cyber Security Centre wants to build a “Great Firewall of Britain””

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  • Jul 22, 2016 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Governments,

China will start prohibiting ad blocking on September 1st

The ad blocking industry is facing a stark challenge from the Chinese government. China’s new Internet Advertising laws includes wording that explicitly prohibits “tampering with or blocking other businesses’ advertisements.” The “Internet Advertising Interim Rules” (Chinese text) were drafted after the tragic death of Wei Zixi, a cancer patient that underwent an unsuccessful experimental cancer … Continue reading “China will start prohibiting ad blocking on September 1st”

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