Internet Blocking study:(Aconite)
Government attempts to block access to the Internet are mounting throughout Europe – but look set to backfire, according to new study. The Open Society Institute funded the report which is titled ‘Internet Blocking: Balancing Cybercrime Responses in Democratic Societies.’ The study shows how efforts to block Internet content are spreading throughout democratic Europe. In Germany, Britain, Italy and Scandinavia, the measures are intended to block pages containing child pornography. The new study concludes that the measures are ineffective. Many technical ways exist to get around blocking technologies. More importantly, the blocking measures are intrusive and often abuse fundamental freedoms. These systems either over-block or under-block content and do not prevent the serious offender from gaining access.

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