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	<title>Parental Control &#187; Government</title>
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	<description>Helping you protect your family online</description>
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		<title>California looks to outlaw online impersonation</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/08/california-looks-to-outlaw-online-impersonation</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/08/california-looks-to-outlaw-online-impersonation#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:30:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC discusses how the internet has often been referred to as the wild west, where reputations can be trashed with just a few clicks of a mouse.
 
Now, California aims to outlaw the growing practice of online impersonation, which is often used for nefarious purposes. A bill, authored by State Senator Joe Simitian, aims to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BlackBerry ban lifted in Saudi Arabia</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/08/blackberry-ban-lifted-in-saudi-arabia</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/08/blackberry-ban-lifted-in-saudi-arabia#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 10:03:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[blackberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research In Motion]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[We recently published a news article regarding Saudi Arabia threatening to ban Blackberry devices, due to security concerns from the government.
However, the Guardian reports that the ban has received a temporary reprieve after the manufacturer Research In Motion (RIM) now meets requirements imposed by the country. 
Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) said BlackBerry manufacturer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Child protection database to be switched off</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/08/child-protection-database-to-be-switched-off</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/08/child-protection-database-to-be-switched-off#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[contactpoint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data protection]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[database]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[protecting children]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC reports that a £235m government database containing the records of England&#8217;s 11 million children is being switched off. ContactPoint was established in the wake of the Victoria Climbie child abuse case to aid child protection.
The report into her death highlighted the need to improve the exchange of information between different agencies working with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Gulf states to ban some Blackberry functions</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/08/two-gulf-states-to-ban-some-blackberry-functions</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/08/two-gulf-states-to-ban-some-blackberry-functions#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Aug 2010 09:39:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web filtering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blackberry]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[instant messaging]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[saudi arabia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United Arab Emirates]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The BBC reports that two Gulf states have announced bans on some functions of the Blackberry mobile phone, claiming security concerns.
The United Arab Emirates is to block sending emails, accessing the internet, and delivering instant messages to other Blackberry handsets. Saudi Arabia is to prevent the use of the Blackberry to Blackberry instant messaging service.
Both nations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Vietnam cracks down on online games</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/vietnam-cracks-down-on-online-games</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/vietnam-cracks-down-on-online-games#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web filtering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bejing]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online advertising]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online games]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vietnam]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Guardian reports that access to online games, such as these being played in Beijing, is being restricted in Vietnam.
Vietnam has banned the advertisement of online games and restricted access after several cases in which young people have committed murder or robbery to get money to play, an official said today.
The ministry of information and communications&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese province bans adults looking at youngsters&#8217; online activity</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/chinese-province-bans-adults-looking-at-youngsters-online-activity</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/chinese-province-bans-adults-looking-at-youngsters-online-activity#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[internet monitoring]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online privacy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Guardian reports that adults are banned from searching children&#8217;s computers or phones under a new law passed in Chongqing, southwest China.
It is a ruling that teenagers around the world will regard with a certain amount of envy. Parents in one Chinese city are to be prevented from snooping on their children&#8217;s online activity and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>US security chiefs tricked in social networking experiment</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/us-security-chiefs-tricked-in-social-networking-experiment</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/us-security-chiefs-tricked-in-social-networking-experiment#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Social networks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[data security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[facebook]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[false identity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[onlien privacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[online security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[social networking]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[spy]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/?p=1168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Guardian reports on a fake analyst that gained access to dozens of US security and intelligence officials using Facebook.
In just a month, Sage made connections with hundreds of people from the US military, intelligence agencies, information security companies and government contractors. The 25-year-old navy cyberthreat analyst was invited to speak at security conferences and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News bytes</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/news-bytes-36</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/news-bytes-36#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 09:52:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Unsuitable content]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Web filtering]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[censorship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[china]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[india]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ipad]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[laptop]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pornographic content]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some internet porn sites in China now accessible
The Independent reported on leaks from Twitter that internet porn that once was blocked by Chinese government censors was now openly available.
&#8220;Are they no longer cracking down on pornographic websites? A lot of porn sites and forums are accessible,&#8221; technology blogger William Long wrote on his feed.
Messages like [...]]]></description>
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		<title>News bytes</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/news-bytes-35</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/news-bytes-35#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[British newspaper helps trap online predator 
The News of the World recently undertook an operation to trap a paedophile who was using the web to groom a 13 year old girl.
Sameer Jusab, 30, bombarded the girl with inappropriate and explicit messages in a chatroom called No Adults. Jusab thought he was speaking to Karene, a vulnerable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>South Korea struggles to cope with a nation of young internet addicts</title>
		<link>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/south-korea-struggles-to-cope-with-a-nation-of-young-internet-addicts</link>
		<comments>http://www.parentalcontrol.co.uk/2010/07/south-korea-struggles-to-cope-with-a-nation-of-young-internet-addicts#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 09:35:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sarah Holden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[internet addiction]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[pc bangs]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Guardian reports on how 2 million South Koreans – nearly one in 10 online users – are addicted to the internet. Many spend every waking moment immersed in role-playing games, in which players form alliances to guide their characters through mythical worlds, collecting extra powers and other items as they go.
The government has responded to [...]]]></description>
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