
URL Filtering System will be Reviewd Before Implementation
Controversial URL Filtering System that is govt of Pakistan is plnning to implement (for blocking obscene material on internet) is going to get reviewed before implementation. According to details we have got, a committee comprising of various ministers, Telecom and IT bodies, PTA, ICT R&D Fund and others are likely to meet soon to review […]
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Pakistan will not Install URL Blocking System
The Ministry of IT has apparently decided to shelve its plans to install a massive URL bocking system. The MoIT, through its research arm, the National Information & Communication Technology Research and Development Fund had through a public advertisement on Feb 23rd, 2012, sought bids for a system that “should be able to handle a […]
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ICT R&D Financing National URL Filtering and Blocking System
National ICT R&D Fund has asked for proposals from academia/research institutions, companies, organizations for development, deployment and operation of a national level URL Filtering and Blocking System. The URL Filtering and Blocking system will work as a country firewall and will potentially to be able to block the access of any URL, throughout the country. […]
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