The developer of a porn-filtering software has been ordered to rush software patches to address security problems which have cropped up. "The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology told us to ...

The United States has expressed concern over a new rule that all computers sold in China be rigged with Internet filtering software, a US official said here Monday, amid fears for online freedom. (AP) ...

Although the government says the software is aimed at blocking violence and pornography, users who have tried it say it prevents access beyond those topics to discussions of homosexuality, images of ...

BEIJING -- China's authoritarian government has backed away from an order to load Internet-filtering software on every new computer after a major outcry by citizens used to the relative freedom of ...

China’s government has decided to delay the mandatory installation of the Green Dam, a filtering software ostensibly designed to censor violent and pornographic websites. Boycott launched by ...

Global business groups have made an unusual direct appeal to Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao to scrap an order for PC makers to supply controversial internet filtering software, citing security and privacy ...

The American Civil Liberties Union vowed yesterday to challenge in court new legislation requiring libraries and schools to use Internet filtering software. The measure, part of the $100 billion Labor ...

LAS VEGAS — Beware: responsible Internet usage is on its way. U.K. company SurfControl here at Comdex unveiled SuperScout 3.0, real-time Internet filtering software that can monitor Internet usage ...

Reliance on the Internet continues to grow in virtually every area of society. Access to the Internet has moved beyond novelty and convenience to a necessity, and being on the wrong side of the ...