South Korea looks to block out porn and swear terms on teen cell phones

In efforts to tackle cyberbullying, South Korea is looking at smartphone software that will do just this – blocking out porn and profane content, aiming at kids and teens that are using their smartphones to visit social networks like Twitter and Facebook, likely part of its “Internet Dangers” education program.

The program encourages South Korean teens to overcome problems with Internet gaming addition, and to do something positive such as school work, reading and music.

Source: The Verge

Facebook Banning Gun Owners En Masse

Alex Jones of Infowars.com says in the video that Facebook has blocking accounts that were promoting pro-gun material. Perhaps bad for Facebook's image, or just convert censorship?

List of accounts that were temporarily shut down

More Internet restrictions coming to China

The Chinese regime announced its latest plans for more control over the Internet in the country. The first one is having Net users register their names with ISPs and government-run sites, which is probably been in place before, Then, it legalizes the deletion and interception of posts and data from Net users that may deem “illegal” online, effectively controlling what the Chinese can say and do, and retain data about what a user has posted – which is called data retention.

Such measures like these will allow the Chinese police to identify and snuff out dissidents that are posting info that is frown upon by the Chinese regime, taking the Big Brother internet policing to the next level.

This comes after Internet users in China exposed lower-level officials that may have engaged in government corruption, and wanting extra measures in place to prevent false and anonymous accusations online.

So if you want to expose a corrupt government official, the Chinese regime may not take your word for it without disclosing your real name and info.

Source: Reuters

NYPD looks to identify “deranged” people online

If you’re looking to hunt down criminals, terrorists and mentally ill people online, just spy on as many people as possible. The NYPD is turning to social networks to identify “deranged” people that may pose a danger to the community. The question is, do the big city police in America know how to deal with the mentally ill other than beating them in a seismic way?

But the Internet is already being watched by people like Homeland Security, NSA, DOJ and others. And yet another one of those Thought Police models of trying to catch the “preppers” of crime.

Source: Slashdot

Israeli police looking to censor the web

Israel is the next Middle Eastern nation looking to censor the Internet, in the name of child porn, gambling and piracy (not necessarily looking to engage with its enemies on the web like Hamas on Twitter).

Israeli police under a new Israeli bill will soon issue warrants to ISPs in the country to have websites blocked or seized, which is an initiative that was experimented on in 2010. This can possibly be done without hearing from the Israeli courts. The District Court of Tel-Aviv ruled that police do not have the authority to tell ISPs to block websites or IP addresses, but police still eager to support it under a new bill.

UK looking to spy on the unemployed on the net

What could the British government want with the unemployed, other than helping them find work? They’re turning to benefit claimants who submitted their applications online and looking to track them to see if they’re doing their best to find work in the UK.

According to The Telegraph, the unemployed may not qualify for benefits if a job position is not found on the Universal Jobmatch website.

Another US agency gets the ability to spy on Americans

On top of the NSA, DHS and others wanting to spy on Americans in the name of terrorism, the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) may have the means to track Americans through government files for possible criminal behavior.

What’s worse, this can all be done without warrants and without due process. The NCTC claims that they look through these files to look for counter-insurgency activity.

Source: Slashdot

US Loud commercial ban in effect today

Soon you’ll probably notice a volume difference in commercials on TV – that’s because President Obama signed the CALM Act today (the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act) which makes sure commercial providers and makers are airing commercials that have sound levels equivalent of that of the original programming.

This was made possible because consumers have complained about loud commercials on TV for many years.

With that, the FCC has set up an FAQ page for consumers to report such loud commercials from TV stations that exceed the rest of the TV programming.

Source: Network World

UN group to choose emergency numbers: 911 or 122?

At the International Telecommunications Union meeting in Dubai, member nations will have a say on what numbers can be used for emergency calls, whether its 911 (North America) or 122 (for Europe and other nations).

It is the same meeting in Dubai that debated the control for the Internet, and so far the US backed down on its support on the world issue – but will the US keep its word?

Source: Yahoo

Alex Jones: Transit Authorities Admit to Spying on You, Filming restrictions and more

Alex Jones of Infowars.com protesting on government spying and filming restrictions on police and government buildings. Video from the Infowars Nightly News.

Big Brother Buses: Eavesdropping devices put on US public transport

The US transit authorities are looking into updating their pubic transport systems with audio recording devices for buses, and possibly other means of public transportation. Such microphone sound surveillance systems have the ability to record and store conversations.

See Russia Today video for more:

Iranian regime launches YouTube-like video site, Mehr

The Iranian regime has launched its own video sharing site called Mehr, similar to that of YouTube. The site wasn't just made to compete against Youtube, Vimeo and others, but to have more control over what gets posted. Perhaps it was made in anticipation of its domestic Internet launch?

This Newsy.com video has said that Iran was the country that was planning to get its own national Internet, or Intranet (closed network). It also revealed that in 2002, North Korea had its own closed Internet network, with its own search engine, email and browser.

US law enforcement may soon record and trace text messages

Law enforcement in the US may soon turn to cell phone text messaging data for evidence, as they will try to get cell phone providers to retain that data for a two-year period.

A perfect way to gather evidence about your digital life, should you be charged with a crime, or just an invasion of digital privacy?