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British watchdog backs down over Wikipedia image of nude girl

British watchdog backs down over Wikipedia image of nude girlUhh, that is child pornold or new album art, that's still child pornOther countries are affected tooNot only UK is affected. Many countries use the blacklist supplied by IWF.See a sales presentation about CleanFeed/NetClean:http://www.slideshare.net/flyingpotato/netclean-whitebox-by-practeo-presentationMake all children wear bhurka's until the age...

Tags: Wiki, Other Countries, British watchdog, child pornography, watchdog, Wikipedia

Discussion threads 2008-12-09

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Reporters Without Borders lists repressive regimes

Reporters Without Borders lists repressive regimesWhy isn't Australia on the list?I am shocked that Australia is not on the list as the new Australian Federal Government Labor Party are trying to implement a nationwide filter of the Internet and they actually believe it is a good idea!More details on this...

Tags: Government, Vertical industries, AUS, repressive regime, Reporters Without Borders

Discussion threads 2009-03-13

News to know: Microsoft patches; Office 14; Intuit; SAP

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Office 14: The near silence is deafening Ryan Naraine: Hackers exploiting unpatched IE 7 flaw to launch drive-by attacks MS Patch...

Tags: Intuit Inc., Larry Dignan, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Office, Patch Management, SAP AG, Microsoft Corp., E-mail, Microsoft Windows, Online Communications, Operating Systems, Software

Blog posts 2008-12-10

British watchdog backs down over Wikipedia image of nude girl

Britain's Internet Watch Foundation has rescinded a ban on an image of a nude girl from a 1976 record album that appeared on a Wikipedia page on the band, the Scorpions. by Richard Koman

Tags: Image, Wikipedia, Wiki, Internet, Online Communications, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-12-09

News to know: Microsoft; Linux failure; Mac clones; Chip shortfalls

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily: Mary Jo Foley: Does the Windows 7 team have too much Apple envy? Readers weigh in Adrian Kingsley-Hughes: Argentinian Mac clone makes an appearance ...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Apple Macintosh, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Yahoo! Inc., Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., Chip, Linux, Apple Mac OS X, Operating Systems, Wiki, UNIX, Desktops, Open Source, Network Technology, Software, Apple Mac OS, Online Communications, Hardware, Networking

Blog posts 2008-12-09

British ISPs block Wikipedia over album cover

We're accustomed to the Internet being censored in China and other repressive regimes. But it's a bit disconcerting when Great Firewall techniques come to the U.K. At issue is the Wikipedia page for the Scorpions' album Virgin Killer, which features the nude image of a young girl with a glass...

Tags: Internet Service Provider, Image, Wikipedia, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Internet, Richard Koman

Blog posts 2008-12-08

Microsoft tried to muck with anti-Linux 'facts'

Microsoft tried to muck with anti-Linux 'facts'Get the FactsThat program has never played any decision in our purchasing.We are mostly a Microsoft shop here with a few Linux boxes performing specific roles.The Linux boxes the few we have need rebooting far less often and require less daily attention than our...

Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Servers, Microsoft Corp., Linux, advertisement, server, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2007-02-02