Aaron, I am not so sure if the new Internet filter in Germany is really a positive thing. In the end it will cover but not remove the problem. And besides that, examples from other countries show that Internet filter are not very successful to fight child abuse. But it is a very popular and emotionally driven topic and who will probably profit from it is the initiating Minister of Family, Ursula von der Leyen, and her party CDU during the upcoming national elections in September 2009.<br>
<br>If you are interested in the German case check out the article on page 127 of this magazine:<br><br><a href="http://www.net-security.org/dl/insecure/INSECURE-Mag-21.pdf">http://www.net-security.org/dl/insecure/INSECURE-Mag-21.pdf</a><br>
<br><br>Best, Daniel<br><br><br><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/6/17 Nyangkwe Agien Aaron <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nyangkweagien@gmail.com">nyangkweagien@gmail.com</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<br>I just read this and found it interesting for the caucus group. <br><br>Quite a great move by the German authorities aimed at securing responsible youth hood. <br>
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Aaron<br>
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"Germany is on the verge of censoring its Internet: The government - a grand<br>
coalition between the German social democrats and conservative party - seems<br>
united in its decision: On 18 June 2009, the German Parliament is to vote on<br>
the erection of an internet censorship architecture.<br>
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The Minister for Family Affairs Ursula von der Leyen kicked off and led the<br>
discussions within the German Federal Government to block Internet sites in<br>
order to fight child pornography. The general idea is to build a censorship<br>
architecture enabling the government to block content containing child<br>
pornography. The Federal Office of Criminal Investigation (BKA) is to<br>
administer the lists of sites to be blocked and the internet providers<br>
obliged to erect the secret censorship architecture for the government".<br><br><br><br></div><br>-- <br>Aaron Agien Nyangkwe<br>Journalist-OutCome Mapper<br>Special Assistant The President<br>ASAFE<br>P.O.Box 5213<br>
Douala-Cameroon<br><br>Tel. 237 3337 55 31, 3337 50 22<br>Fax. 237 3342 29 70<br>
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