U.S. Company Helps Saudi Arabia Censor The Net

John writes: "Saudi Arabia blocks its citizens' internet access to some sites on pornography, religious information (including some on the state religion: Islam) humor, music, movies, and homosexuality, and programs that translate web pages into Arabic, according to this Boston Globe article. (Secure Computing Corp.) provides the Saudis with Smartfilter to block network of proxy servers. The article does not describe the criteria used to block various cites. I wonder if Slashdot is one of them?" Update: 07/17 15:02 GMT by T : A brief mention ran yesterday at the Censorware Project as well, linking to the referenced report itself.

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[macdaddy357]

This comes as no surprise. Greedy robber barons would sell to Hitler if he were still alive, and in power. Our money says "In God We Trust," because the Almighty Dollar is the God in which we trust. It is distressing to note that the US's allies are those in bed with our business interests, no matter how brutal or repressive their regimes. Examples include Saudi Arabia, and China. We were also good buddies to the Taliban before 9/11, when we were trying to get an oil pipeline across Afghanistan. Manuel Noriega was our ally until he stopped sharing drug money with the CIA. They are the world's biggest drug dealers. In God We Trust.