Comments on: Norway is filtering the internet? http://www.brodwall.com/sarah/blog/2009/01/10/norway-is-filtering-the-internet/ Fri, 18 May 2012 09:58:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.3 by: Censorship on the internet « Pensées aléatoires http://www.brodwall.com/sarah/blog/2009/01/10/norway-is-filtering-the-internet/#comment-109204 Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:44:33 +0000 http://www.brodwall.com/sarah/blog/2009/01/10/norway-is-filtering-the-internet/#comment-109204 [...] There are various countries who are testing out such filtering software, one of them being Denmark. Obviously for the list of address to be effective, it has to be hidden. Something that doesn’t add to the transparency of the project. Such a listed leaked earlier in Sweden, with less that 1% of the sites having illegal content[en]. I can’t find the link again, but here is an amusing example of what is being filtered[en]. [...] […] There are various countries who are testing out such filtering software, one of them being Denmark. Obviously for the list of address to be effective, it has to be hidden. Something that doesn’t add to the transparency of the project. Such a listed leaked earlier in Sweden, with less that 1% of the sites having illegal content[en]. I can’t find the link again, but here is an amusing example of what is being filtered[en]. […]

]]> by: Censorship on the internet « pensées aléatoires http://www.brodwall.com/sarah/blog/2009/01/10/norway-is-filtering-the-internet/#comment-97169 Mon, 02 Mar 2009 13:27:38 +0000 http://www.brodwall.com/sarah/blog/2009/01/10/norway-is-filtering-the-internet/#comment-97169 [...] There are various countries who are testing out such filtering software, one of them being Denmark. Obviously for the list of address to be effective, it has to be hidden. Something that doesn’t add to the transparency of the project. Such a listed leaked earlier in Sweden, with less that 1% of the content having illegal content. I can’t find the link again, but here is an amusing example of what is being filtered[en]. [...] […] There are various countries who are testing out such filtering software, one of them being Denmark. Obviously for the list of address to be effective, it has to be hidden. Something that doesn’t add to the transparency of the project. Such a listed leaked earlier in Sweden, with less that 1% of the content having illegal content. I can’t find the link again, but here is an amusing example of what is being filtered[en]. […]

]]> by: Sarah Brodwall http://www.brodwall.com/sarah/blog/2009/01/10/norway-is-filtering-the-internet/#comment-92370 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:13:39 +0000 http://www.brodwall.com/sarah/blog/2009/01/10/norway-is-filtering-the-internet/#comment-92370 I knew why and how it was being done, and I know how to get around it--I am a proper geek! Rather, I didn't know that <em>my</em> connection was filtered in this way. (I guess I don't go to kiddie porn sites often enough to notice?) I did send an e-mail to Kripos, and I got a friendly response back shortly thereafter. It's good to know that there are people paying attention. I knew why and how it was being done, and I know how to get around it–I am a proper geek! Rather, I didn’t know that my connection was filtered in this way. (I guess I don’t go to kiddie porn sites often enough to notice?) I did send an e-mail to Kripos, and I got a friendly response back shortly thereafter. It’s good to know that there are people paying attention.

]]> by: nech http://www.brodwall.com/sarah/blog/2009/01/10/norway-is-filtering-the-internet/#comment-92311 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 12:52:32 +0000 http://www.brodwall.com/sarah/blog/2009/01/10/norway-is-filtering-the-internet/#comment-92311 yes, the filter is called Child Sexual Abuse Anti Distribution Filter. This filter was made by Telenor in coop with the KRIPOS. since then many norwegian ISP have joined. http://press.telenor.com/PR/200409/961319_5.html yes, the filter is called Child Sexual Abuse Anti Distribution Filter. This filter was made by Telenor in coop with the KRIPOS.
since then many norwegian ISP have joined.
http://press.telenor.com/PR/200409/961319_5.html

]]> by: Stig Sandbeck Mathisen http://www.brodwall.com/sarah/blog/2009/01/10/norway-is-filtering-the-internet/#comment-92309 Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:31:17 +0000 http://www.brodwall.com/sarah/blog/2009/01/10/norway-is-filtering-the-internet/#comment-92309 Yes, many scandinavian ISP's are doing DNS based filtering of hostnames primarily used for commercial hosting of child abuse material. In this case, home.tampabay.rr.com is on the list of filtered hostnames, and based on the name, it looks like a generic web hotel for roadrunner customers. It would then be out-of-scope of the filter, and should therefore not have been on the list. If you wish, send kripos a mail, they should handle it professionally, investigate, and remove the hostname from the list. To avoid using the filter, use your own DNS server at home, or see if your ISP provides an unfiltered DNS server, as I think some do. Yes, many scandinavian ISP’s are doing DNS based filtering of hostnames primarily used for commercial hosting of child abuse material.

In this case, home.tampabay.rr.com is on the list of filtered hostnames, and based on the name, it looks like a generic web hotel for roadrunner customers. It would then be out-of-scope of the filter, and should therefore not have been on the list. If you wish, send kripos a mail, they should handle it professionally, investigate, and remove the hostname from the list.

To avoid using the filter, use your own DNS server at home, or see if your ISP provides an unfiltered DNS server, as I think some do.

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