UK: Disorder no excuse to clamp down on Internet

Release Date 2 Nov, 2011 in The Associated Press

 
   

Disorder no excuse to clamp down on Internet: UK

IBNLive.com - 2 Nov, 2011
AP London: Governments must not clamp down on Internet and mobile phone networks at times of social unrest, the British government said on Tuesday - weeks after suggesting police should do just that during riots. Foreign Secretary William Hague said ...

Cameron told not to shut down internet

Telegraph.co.uk - 2 Nov, 2011
The Foreign Secretary cautioned David Cameron against shutting down internet services during the riots this summer, it has emerged, over fears a blackout would be seized on by countries such as China and Syria as evidence of British hypocrisy on free ...

Cameron wanted to shut down Internet during riots: Report

Deccan Herald - 2 Nov, 2011
Rattled by the August riots in London and other English cities, Premier David Cameron wanted to shut down access to Twitter, Facebook and the Blackberry network that were allegedly being used to coordinate trouble. Cameron, however, was cautioned by ...

Cameron sought internet shutdown during summer riots

The Drum - 2 Nov, 2011
Prime Minister David Cameron was on the brink of shutting down Britain's internet services during last summer's rioting it has emerged. During a then meeting of COBRA, the government's crisis committee, Cameron made the suggestion after rioting spread ...

At cybersecurity meeting, UK says governments must not use disorder to clamp ...

Newser - 2 Nov, 2011
Governments must not clamp down on Internet and mobile phone networks at times of social unrest, the British government said Tuesday _ weeks after suggesting police should do just that during riots. ...

 

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