Chinese Firm Huawei In Control of UK Net Filters 148
AmiMoJo writes "The BBC reports that Huawei, one of the world's largest manufacturers of telecoms equipment, is controlling popular ISP TalkTalk's web censorship system. The system, known as Homesafe, was praised by Prime Minister David Cameron. Customers who do not want filtering still have their traffic routed through the system, but matches to Huawei's database are dismissed rather than acted upon. In other words there is no opt-out. Mr Cameron has demanded similar measures be adopted by all internet service providers (ISPs) in the UK, to 'protect our children and their innocence.'"
metadata (Score:5, Interesting)
Oh look, another company to whom I've entered into a commercial agreement with that now has a right to my entire browsing history and "public metadata". Super.
Re:Is filtered internet access really internet acc (Score:5, Interesting)
And this is why "common carrier" status is a useful concept.
Give me the line, untampered? Then what I do on it is my responsibility.
Give me the line, supposedly filtered? Then what I do on it is your responsibility, since it's your job to save me from myself.
Sensationalist bullshit title. (Score:2, Interesting)
I am no fan of Camerons prudy filter. I would rather he just fuck off to be frank.
But this article title is sensationalist crap.
What we have here is entirely the correct solution.
Some people want filtering for their connection, others don't. So, the free markey actually works here because one of the ISPs decides it can offer it as an opt-in option for the customers who want it. This is how the system is supposed to work. And for this ISP, they use Huawei.
Big woop. The system works as it is supposed to.
Oh and Cameron can still fuck off.
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Expect Huge Advancements in UK IT (Score:5, Interesting)