-------- Original Message -------- Subject: RE: [Politech] Weekly column: U.S. blunders with China,Iran keyword blacklist [fs] Date: Mon, 3 May 2004 09:27:23 -0700 From: Burt,David <david_burt@private> To: Declan McCullagh <declan@private> Declan, We've been talking about word filtering since the mid-90s, and it amazes me that there are still programmers that think relying on simple keyword filtering is a good idea. Keyword filtering can be useful when used in conjunction with other factors, such as links to known porn sites, number of images, number of pop-ups, keyword spamming, and a host of other factors that can provide an accurate (though not perfect) "signature" for a commercial porn sites for automatic detection. But simply relying on detection of words like "breast" doesn't work any better in 2004 than it did in 1994 when this type of filtering was first employed. David Burt Public Relations Manager Secure Computing(r) Securing connections between people, applications, and networks(tm) www.securecomputing.com NASDAQ: SCUR 1-206-892-1130 (Direct Phone) 1-800-971-2622 (Main Phone) 1-206-683-9508 (Mobile Phone) 1-206-834-1788 (Fax) David_Burt@private Secure Computing Corporation, Seattle Office 900 Fourth Avenue, Suite 3600 Seattle, WA 98164 USA > -----Original Message----- > From: politech-bounces@private [mailto:politech-bounces@private] On > Behalf Of Declan McCullagh > Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 9:20 AM > To: politech@private > Subject: [Politech] Weekly column: U.S. blunders with China,Iran keyword blacklist [fs] > > > http://news.com.com/2010-1028-5204405.html > > U.S. blunders with keyword blacklist > May 3, 2004, 8:00 AM PT > By Declan McCullagh > > The U.S. government concocted a brilliant plan a few years ago: Why > not give Internet surfers in China and Iran the ability to bypass > their nations' notoriously restrictive blocks on Web sites? > _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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