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Attempts to police the net are doomed to fail
Jan 22 2008
By Chris Tomlinson
Last week Jacqui Smith promised 'technical measures' to stop the web from
spreading terrorist propaganda and the UK ISP industry took in a deep
breath.
Breaking in a new home secretary is always difficult for the Internet
Service Providers Association (ISPA). The task of explaining why, almost by
its very design, the internet is effectively uncensorable comes with every
new Minister.
Websites that describe how to make a nuclear bomb from household appliances
and sticky-back plastic can spring up anywhere, anytime and under any
jurisdiction.
UK ISPs can take them down when they appear on their servers but one assumes
any terrorist that poses any real threat would be more cunning than to
incite Jihad on the free web space he got with his home broadband package.
Perhaps the Government should put up a few fake sites themselves with
information designed to identify those misguided enough to attempt DIY bomb
construction.
Formulate devices to pre-detonate in the safety of the terrorist's own home
while removing significant amounts of facial hair. The police can then just
arrest anyone they see wandering around with no eyebrows.
This would perhaps be better than trying to block access to militant Islamic
sites. Preserving the cornerstone of democracy, freedom of speech, is more
important.
We need to distinguish between material that is illegal such as child
pornography, and content that is merely objectionable, such how to create an
explosion.
My school chemistry teacher would have been in jail long ago if spreading
knowledge of explosive formulas was a crime.
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