http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/irans_internet_dilemma.html en-gb 30 Thu 07 Jan 2010 13:35:38 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/irans_internet_dilemma.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/irans_internet_dilemma.html?page=18#comment9 it seems the real "filtering tools " as you call them are infact the generic DPI (Deep Packet Interception/inspection) Hardware on the exact same lines as for instance Phorm and NebuAd use for wiretapping you, and your familys, grand parents,kids etc, personal dataflow property for their commercial profit.otherwise known as a covert "Wire Tap", Intercepting, processing and potentially storing every single data stream coming and going to YOUR ISP internet connection.....you have zero control of this kit as its connected directly to the other side of your Broadband wire in the data center of the ISP.THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS in the wrong hands, and almost undetectable or stoppable, NO setting you might change at your PC end will block this DPI kit .see https://nodpi.org/ for more info and to get help understanding what this DPI means for you, before we even consider how dangerous this DPU interception kit is in the hands of a repressive Govt looking for desenters, who,when and what they say privately to others over the web etc... Wed 24 Jun 2009 02:45:45 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/irans_internet_dilemma.html?page=16#comment8 It is interesting the continuous cat and mouse game between the state and it's citizens (or shall we just call them users ;-). Thankfully tools do exist to hide and obfuscate traffic from the censors [1], [2]. Even cutting the pipes to the rest of the world you'd be surprised how many holes there are for data to get out. Though as you point out no country can afford to do that nowadays without affecting the rest of the economy.[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freenet[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_(anonymity_network) Tue 23 Jun 2009 16:22:30 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/irans_internet_dilemma.html?page=14#comment7 We in the UK also have mass censorship carried out by an unaccountable quango. Under the guise of stopping users from breaking the law by accidentally visiting pages which contain child pornography, the clearfeed system filters every web request and can be used to block other illegal content, such violent pornographic images or stories, and sites which promote racial hatred or incite violence.It won't be long before we also have a proper set of filters in place. Sat 20 Jun 2009 09:43:52 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/irans_internet_dilemma.html?page=12#comment6 Iran can easily trace those internet users who contact western websites and restrict their access via their ISPs. Your ISP is your first point of contact and can make life very difficult for you if they wish. National border firewalls are not very good and can be infiltrated or fooled by many means such as proxies or even terminal servers. As this is a national security issue for Iran a homeland security set of laws and procedures like the USA could be implemented quickly and trace people's emails and web-browsing and phone calls and arrest them for breaching the law as currently are done in the USA and UK. Fri 19 Jun 2009 14:01:23 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/irans_internet_dilemma.html?page=10#comment5 Its weird to think of the consequences of turning off the internet. half of us wouldn't be able to work, the other half would finally get some work done! Fri 19 Jun 2009 12:46:13 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/irans_internet_dilemma.html?page=8#comment4 What about the attacks on Iranian servers, routers??In "these times" that is a crucial statsitic missing from the graph. Fri 19 Jun 2009 12:41:50 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/irans_internet_dilemma.html?page=6#comment3 Interesting, it shows how people turn to the internet for information. It also shows how governments can try to stop that flow for their own ends. It also shows that people can always find a way to do something if they really want to. Hmm. The internet gives power back to the people. Fri 19 Jun 2009 10:34:34 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/irans_internet_dilemma.html?page=4#comment2 @ 1: I got my answer by following the link in the story (should've done it in the first place). Quite a drop, I see. Fri 19 Jun 2009 10:21:47 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/irans_internet_dilemma.html?page=2#comment1 The iranian government (and those of Saudi Arabia, China and a bunch of other repressive governments) use software supplied by Narus, who proudly proclaim themselves as "the leader in real-time traffic intelligence". strange thing is that Narus was founded by an Israeli ex secret service man, Ori Cohen. i guess when you're looking for filtering software you can't be too fussy about who you buy it from.the UAE uses software from another firm, Bitek, as do several other governments that want to control what their populations can view. another competitor is Cright. and where are these firms based? California! so much for the land of the free. Fri 19 Jun 2009 10:06:08 GMT+1 http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/irans_internet_dilemma.html?page=0#comment0 Would be very interesting to see an extended graph, with data for a few days or a week before 12 June. There's a huge increase of traffic in just 4 hours, I assume that's when the results were anounced. But was the internet community as active before? Fri 19 Jun 2009 09:48:18 GMT+1