Roland Perry - "is an ISP a 'Person'?"

[David Howe]

at Thursday, October 03, 2002 9:37 AM, Richard Clayton
<richard@highwayman.com> was seen to say:
> Many businesses now run similar software in "firewalls" -- though I've
> not seen any research saying whether the agenda extends beyond X-rated
> material...  some businesses, to take an example, might wish to
> prevent access to employment agencies, competitors help wanted pages
> or just (for productivity reasons) to holiday booking sites!
Usually, "all of the above"
main blocks are sex, gambling, online chat and sport.
Translation sites are also hit, but that is a limitation of the
software.
oh - and anyone whose political agenda the blocking company doesn't
approve of tends to be blocked in all catagories too :)