After FB, Pak further bans Flickr, Youtube & Wikipedia. Edit Twitter, Blackberry too

[LurkerBaba]

Again ?

Why don't they ban it once and for all !

 

[agentperry]

Again ?

Why don't they ban it once and for all !

because isi chief and pa chief sends their orders thru gmail and yahoo mails and without them they wont be able to function.

 

[pmaitra]

YouTube banned? Now who will upload videos on YouTube about 'ArJunk' and about 'Freedom Struggle in Kashmir'?

Facebook banned? Now who will carry out network campaigning for shaping world opinion?

Why don't they shut down internet altogether? Oh, I know why: http://defenceforumindia.com/member...pornography-searching-countries-hit-list.html

 

[Singh]

Pakistan bans VPNs
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Web browsing encryption software cannot be used without special permission, warns authority

Pakistan has barred Internet users in the country from using virtual private networks or VPNs.

VPN is an encryption software that is used by Internet users to access banned websites and send messages without being detected.

The government insists the ban is a move against the misuse of the Internet by terrorists.

The Guardian reported that the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority has sent a legal notice to all internet providers (ISPs) that orders them to inform authorities if they detect any customer using VPNs.

The notice said that use of "all such mechanisms including EVPNs [encrypted virtual private networks] which conceal communication to the extent that prohibits monitoring" must be reported to authorities.

The Guardian said that all Internet traffic in Pakistan travels through the Pakistan Internet Exchange, which can be intercepted by the military and civil intelligence agencies.

The notice added that special permission is to sought to use such software. Usually banks use encryption software to communicate securely with their customers.

Internet regulation is growing in Pakistan.

Last year, the country banned Facebook for months over a controversy involving the cartoon of the prophet Muhammad.

In May, China plugged loopholes in its Internet networks in a crack down on VPNs.

Users told The Guardian that Internet connections via China Telecom and China Unicom became "unstable" while using a VPN to reach overseas IP addresses.

Universities and corporate connections in China seem to be the prime targets, as broadband connections seem to be unaffected.

The Chinese Academy of Sciences has asked users to avoid using "circumvention tools to get access to illegal content" after being blacklisted by the public security bureau.

Pakistan bans VPNs - Computer Business Review

 

[Ray]

I don't blame Pakistani Govt for doing so.

The highest hits on animal sex and other sex deviation as per Google has been recorded from Pakistan.

Can't ruin the morals of the Pure, can we?

They have no self control!

Horny and perverted ticks!

 

[Bangalorean]

The have banned VPNs - they ought to crack down on proxy server websites too. There should be no opportunity for the masses to circumvent the ban!!

 

[Armand2REP]

The have banned VPNs - they ought to crack down on proxy server websites too. There should be no opportunity for the masses to circumvent the ban!!

Wow, not even China has banned VPNs yet. That is anal totalitarianism.

 

[trojan]

is fb banned in pak already.? pak members can tell

 

[nrj]

Soon Pak IT ministry will ban online porn from US & India. They'll install filters to allow only & only chinese porn. Pakistanis must learn from their friend shouldn't they?

And who needs Facebook, twitter, google?? We've got weibo, baido & renren! And you thought making mandarin compulsory in schools was just for fun