BoingBoing Censorware'd, Blacklisted As Nudity, and "Secure Computing" Note
The top-1 blog BoingBoing got blacklisted by SmartFilter as "Nudity", leading to the most publicity about censorware seen in a while.
As an unpaid freelancer, err, I mean, a "citizen journalist",
I called up the censorware company ("Secure Computing") to ask if they
had any official statement on the matter. I was told someone would get
back to me, though they never did, which I suppose is just as well. On
the off chance they'll come by and read me (as I gave my role as a
blogger and the name of my blog), I'll have to refrain writing a few
things I would otherwise do.
In the course of the conversation, I got a bit of censorware news confirmed publicly (I'd previously known it privately, but unsure whether it was off-the-record or not). This may not mean much to many readers, but long-time censorware critics will be interested to know that David Burt, censorware-advocate from way back, has left his position as a PR flack at censorware company Secure Computing for a position as a PR flack at Microsoft. All indications are that this was a jump and not a push, and that's all I'll say on that.
[Update: No action the following day either. Where's the glamour of being a blogger when you need it?]
By Seth Finkelstein | posted in censorware | on February 28, 2006 11:52 PM (Infothought permalink)
