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thewayneIt states that as of July 1, TSA employees will no longer be allowed to access five categories of websites that have been deemed "inappropriate for government access."
The categories include:
Chat/Messaging
Controversial opinion
Criminal activity
Extreme violence (including cartoon violence) and gruesome content
Gaming
I don't really have too much of a problem with this. They're blocking websites from work computers, and employers have the right to filter web content from the computers their employees use. I find their definitions kind of nebulous in that they don't have solid standards, so this would have the potential to be extremely capricious.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20009642-10391695.html
http://www.prisonplanet.com/tsa-to-block-websites-with-controversial-opinions.html
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/07/05/1943259/TSA-Internally-Blocking-Websites-With-Controversial-Opinions
After this news broke, the TSA has reversed their ruling and said they won't filter.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20009804-10391695.html
I did database work for Phoenix Police for nine years. Even though our internet connection came through the City, our line was unfiltered because investigators had to have unfettered access to the internet. For the most part, this was not abused, but there will always be people who abuse internet access.
The categories include:
Chat/Messaging
Controversial opinion
Criminal activity
Extreme violence (including cartoon violence) and gruesome content
Gaming
I don't really have too much of a problem with this. They're blocking websites from work computers, and employers have the right to filter web content from the computers their employees use. I find their definitions kind of nebulous in that they don't have solid standards, so this would have the potential to be extremely capricious.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20009642-10391695.html
http://www.prisonplanet.com/tsa-to-block-websites-with-controversial-opinions.html
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/10/07/05/1943259/TSA-Internally-Blocking-Websites-With-Controversial-Opinions
After this news broke, the TSA has reversed their ruling and said they won't filter.
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20009804-10391695.html
I did database work for Phoenix Police for nine years. Even though our internet connection came through the City, our line was unfiltered because investigators had to have unfettered access to the internet. For the most part, this was not abused, but there will always be people who abuse internet access.
