HTTP Error Code 451 Approved For Censored Web Pages
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/15/12/21/1549258/http-error-code-451-approved-for-censored-web-pages?utm_source=feedly1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed
The Internet Engineering Steering Group (IESG) has
finally approved the new 451 status code for HTTP error messages
involving web pages which have been repressed or removed for
legal or political reasons. The initiative was proposed in 2013,
and gained interest from various groups, such as Lumen (formerly
Chilling Effects), who see the potential of the
Bradbury-inspired code to help develop comprehensive indexes of
censorship on the internet. Mark Nottingham, chair the IETF HTTP
Working Group, says, "It'll be an RFC after some work by the RFC
Editor and a few more process bits, but effectively you can
start using it now."
- - -
Kind of ironic given that Ray -- who was a wonderful guy it was my
privilege to meet -- pretty much hated the modern world of technology
and the Internet in particular.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
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I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently
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