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[ NNSquad ] USPTO claims ignorance of blocking, blames contractor, blocks removed


USPTO claims ignorance of blocking, blames contractor, blocks removed

http://j.mp/S3fWzn  (Keionline)

  "Update: At 5 pm the USPTO called and said that the public access wifi
   network was using a filter, provided by a contractor, to block
   "political activist" sites. This filter was not used by the network
   providing Internet access for the USPTO staff. After our meeting, the
   USPTO reviewed its policies, and has removed the filter. USPTO says
   the filter was implemented by a contractor, and no one we talked to at
   USPTO was aware of who was being blocked. In any event, the filter has
   been removed."

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So the contractor blocks "political activist sites" for the U.S. government,
but not *lobbyist* sites.  Sounds like an interesting story here to me.

--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren 
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Founder:
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 - Global Coalition for Transparent Internet Performance: http://www.gctip.org
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