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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (John Young)
Fri Mar 8 11:29:50 1996
Date: Fri, 8 Mar 1996 11:18:29 -0500
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
From: jya@pipeline.com (John Young)
3-8-96. FT: "Asean forum to fight Internet sleaze."
The Association of South-East Asian Nations agreed
yesterday to censor "negative elements" of the Internet.
Information ministers are concerned about "information
contamination" and agreed on the need for regulation and
to learn from each other's experience, particularly from
Singapore.
3-6-96. WSJ: "Singapore Unveils Sweeping Measures To
Control Words, Images on Internet."
Singapore said it will concentrate on individuals or
organizations putting content on the Internet and the
country's three access providers. Only public forums, or
electronic spaces where people can converse or create
displays visible to others who journey there, will fall
under the regulations.
3-8-96. TWP: "FBI Advertises for Tips On Spies From
Vietnam."
FBI officials said the advertisements were prompted by
an increase in activity by Vietnam's intelligence agents
impersonating relatives of Vietnamese Americans to sneak
into the country and steal high-technology secrets.
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