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Singapore has recently banned two adult websites offering free videos as a move meant to protect young users living in the country, the Singaporean authorities said according to Reuters. Although the names of the websites have not been disclosed, people are already speculating that the banned pages were two online vi... |
23 May 2008
05:57 GMT |
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As far as I can see, this is one of the most serious accusations addressed to Skype as the president of Dynamic Internet Technology accuses the application of censoring certain computer activities. Bill Xia is a provider of specialized software which helps the local Internet consumers bypass the governments' fil... |
1 October 2007
08:43 GMT |
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Google Maps Street View is again brought in the spotlights due to a potential Canadian release which will bring the mapping solution in a country considered quite strict about the content available for the users. Back in August, a Canadian official said Google might encounter difficulties from evolving into this nati... |
25 September 2007
05:39 GMT |
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It's been a while since YouTube was criticized for the content published on its official page but the 'good' old times are back again. The famous video sharing platform is now in trouble because it seems like the engineers removed a video showing two gay teenagers, Luke and Noah, kissing for five secon... |
10 September 2007
16:46 GMT |
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Every time a company is involved into a censorship matter, the problem is quickly turned into a serious one because it might affect its image and attract consumers' criticism. Because of that, the Mountain View company Google always tries to clarify these matters through official statements published by its repr... |
30 August 2007
08:40 GMT |
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The famous downloadable mapping tool Google Earth is now censoring the centre of Sydney but the official reason provided by the search giant might not be true. The business center of Sydney was recently replaced with older images but the reason for this censorship varies between two ideas: Google says it has removed ... |
14 August 2007
04:22 GMT |
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Yesterday, it was Washington. Today, it is Korea. If you don't know what I am talking about, let me present you the whole story. Google Earth shows detailed satellite images from every corner of the world. Because of this, numerous countries demanded the Mountain View company to remove certain photos in order t... |
25 July 2007
06:42 GMT |
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State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli held a conference yesterday to discuss the matter of the Internet mapping tools that are showing way too many details from every corner of the world. Although this problem was raised in the past by several authorities, it seems that the officials are now intending to take attitude... |
29 June 2007
04:07 GMT |
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Privacy has always been a controversial issue in the IT field because the friendly computers everybody uses may store valuable and personal data. That data once accessed by unauthorized persons could eventually cause negative consequences; therefore, users must take all the safety measures in order to keep intruders ... |
25 May 2007
12:16 GMT |
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Although it might sound a little bit shocking, it can be true: Digg blocks certain stories from reaching the homepage straight from their servers. The reason? Unknown. But the guys from Pronet Advertising tried to show us that a certain story cannot be published on the first page because it is buried from the Digg se... |
16 May 2007
14:41 GMT |
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Google owns two of the most popular products on the Internet, Maps and Earth, allowing users to view satellite maps and other imagery with the entire world. Because it shows every corner of the world, the search giant blurred or even removed certain locations to avoid a malicious use of the photos. Although Google re... |
13 April 2007
06:15 GMT |
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Last week, an interesting matter concerning Google Earth was spreading on the Internet after numerous New Orleans residents were accusing the search giant for removing Katrina images. According to the local authorities, Google removed all the photos showing damaged areas of the city just after Hurricane Katrina assau... |
3 April 2007
03:55 GMT |
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As you surely know, Google Earth allows users to view the entire Earth directly from the satellite, including security areas and some of the secret zones from countries in the entire world. That's why the product was continuously brought in the spotlight, the authorities from multiple countries demanding the sea... |
21 March 2007
11:54 GMT |
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Google Earth is the search giant's downloadable application that allows users to view maps and other satellite imagery directly from your desktop. It is surely one of the most popular solutions provided by Google but, for other organizations, it represents one of the biggest problems on the Internet. It seems li... |
5 March 2007
04:49 GMT |
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