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[ NNSquad ] Re: Ofcom erroneusly publishes instructions on how to work around site filtering
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In message <4E39ABCD.1040800@quintarelli.it>, Stefano Quintarelli
<stefano@quintarelli.it> writes
>http://is.gd/i40EC5
>
>they published the pdf of a study (dated may 2010) re. filtering content
>on the web which contained, for each type of filtering technique,
>explanations and examples of how users can easily work around them.
>
>these parts are covered with black stripes, so they are unreadable on
>screen or print, but the original document allowed for cut & paste of
>the underlying text.
>
>now they changed the document on their site (dating it may 2011),
>disabling cut&paste
The blocked out sections are available via TJ McIntyre's site (which has
them extracted as text -- and also a link to a version with them in
context on scribd)
<http://www.tjmcintyre.com/2011/08/site-blocking-what-uk-government-
would.html>
my own commentary on this (that you don't need to be an expert to get
around blocks, because the experts will make the fruits of their labours
available to you):
<http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2011/08/03/dcms-illustrates-the-key-
issue-about-blocking/>
BTW: there's nothing startling in the blacked out bits, just that which
is generally known to practitioners.
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Dr Richard Clayton <richard.clayton@cl.cam.ac.uk>
tel: 01223 763570, mobile: 07887 794090
Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge, CB3 0FD
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