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Date: 2001-11-05

Wie Saudis die Zensur umgehen


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Auch wenn die Scharia um die Ecke lauert, blüht das
Dienstleistungsgeschäft mit nichtzensoriertem Internet-Zugang in
Saudi-Arabien.

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Enterprising computer experts in Saudi Arabia are making money
by evading the tight censorship controls on the internet, according
to the local Saudi newspaper, Arab News.

The Saudi Government has tried with limited success to stop its
citizens from accessing pornographic and political controversial
websites.

[...]
According to Arab News, every computer centre in Riyadh has
hackers on hand who can offer to gain access to pornographic
material or people's private email accounts.

The paper said the hackers charge between $30 to $70 a time for
providing access to restricted websites. T

[...]
The authorities set up a monitoring system in Riyadh under the
name of the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology.
Government officials say they have a moral public duty to protect
Saudi web surfers from what is called "undesirable material".

[...]

Many relatively wealthy Saudis make up for the lack of recreation
here by spending hours online. Often they dial up a server in a
neighbouring country or even in the US, so as to join in a free-
speaking Arabic language chatroom, or else simply to download
banned material at home. The Saudi authorities appear powerless
to stop those determined to evade the system of controls. But the
Arab News reported that the government does plan to introduce
punishments for computer crime as part of a general law governing
the use of the internet.

Full text
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_1636000/1636789.stm>http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/middle_east/newsid_1636000/1636789.stm
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published on: 2001-11-05
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