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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Pakistan issues RFP for massive Internet
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Wed Feb 22 15:43:12 2012
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Pakistan issues RFP for massive Internet filtering/blocking system
http://j.mp/xe8ejQ (ictrdf.org.pk [PDF])
"Internet access in Pakistan is mostly unrestricted and unfiltered. The
Internet traffic is coming from two IP backbone providers, i.e., PTCL
and TWA. The Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and backbone providers
have currently deployed manual URL filtering and blocking mechanism in
order to block the specific URLs containing undesirable content as
notified by PTA from time to time. Many countries have deployed web
filtering and blocking systems at the Internet backbones within their
countries. However, Pakistani ISPs and backbone providers have
expressed their inability to block millions of undesirable web sites
using current manual blocking systems. A national URL filtering and
blocking system is therefore required to be deployed at national IP
backbone of the country. ICT R&D Fund has decided to fund the
indigenous development, deployment, operations and maintenance of such
a system by companies, vendors, academia and/or research organizations
with proven track record."
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That's *millions* of Web sites they wish to block.
--Lauren--
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