Dear All,<br><br>As mentioned many times: <u>Technology is neutral</u>. The use people make of technology can have different ethical, moral, legal connotations, among others.<br><br>Best,<br><br>Miguel<br><br>Disclaimer<br>
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On Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 6:44 AM, Adam Peake <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ajp@glocom.ac.jp" target="_blank">ajp@glocom.ac.jp</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704438104576219190417124226.html" target="_blank">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704438104576219190417124226.html</a>><br>
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These same issues discussed at the IGF in Athens. One more time?<br>
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Nice quote:<br>
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"Web-filtering technology has roots in the 1990s, when U.S. companies, schools and libraries sought to prevent people from surfing porn, among other things.<br>
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Today, that U.S. technology is now among the tools used in the clampdowns on uprisings across the Middle East. In Egypt, Syria, Tunisia and elsewhere, bloggers have been jailed and even beaten as governments try to repress online expression."<br>
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Adam<br>
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