War on Terror Over in the UK
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| This is excellent. The only war has been rhetorical, and using that language
| only served to scare people and legitimize the terrorists. Someday the U.S.
| will follow suit.
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http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2008/01/war_on_terror_o.html
They use the phrase "war on terror" to bring in the filters:
Aussie Net Filtering Plans Challenged
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| However, the filtering plan appears to involve blacklisting millions of
| websites. A web browser hitting a blacklisted site should immediately hit a
| message saying the site is unavailable, as is common in nations that practice
| censorship.
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/01/02/aussie-net-filtering-plans-challenged
More on censorship:
Saudi Blogger Still In Government Detention
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| Fouad al-Farhan's criticism of the Saudi government earned him an
| investigation by authorities, followed by his detention for questioning.
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http://www.webpronews.com/topnews/2008/01/02/saudi-blogger-still-in-government-detention
Yesterday:
Saudis cuff 'outspoken' blogger
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| Farhan's friend Ahmad al-Omran said his chum was "the first Saudi blogger to
| be detained by state security" and that his detention had created "widespread
| anxiety among other Saudi bloggers and advocates".
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/02/saudi_blogger/
German privacy activists cry foul over data retention law
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| The group said 30,000 people have signed the objection against laws that mean
| German telecoms carriers are obliged to keep details of internet usage and
| phone call records for up to two years.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/02/german_data_retention_objection/
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