Halal internet
OP - October 12, 2012, 04:25 PM
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21628865.700-first-evidence-for-irans-parallel-halal-internet.htmlI assume this site is blacklisted.
First evidence for Iran's parallel halal internet
10 October 2012 by Sara Reardon
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The country’s plan for a nationwide intranet separated from the World Wide Web looks to be approaching fruition – what are the implications?
FOR years, Iranian officials have talked about creating a "halal" internet - a religiously acceptable internal network isolated from the World Wide Web. Its purpose, they claim, would be to provide national cybersecurity and promote Islamic moral values.
Collin Anderson - an independent security researcher in Washington DC - has found evidence that elements of this parallel internet now exist.
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