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The Wilkow Majority » TSA to censor "controversial opinions"
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boneman 1 year, 7 months ago |
http://www.conservativeforchange.com/2010/07/tsa-to-block-websites-with.html |
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marnesdad 1 year, 7 months ago |
"TSA to block unknown internet content probably irrelevant to TSA employee job function, with vague tie to mysterious non-existent Obama plan to censor the whole internet in case of emergency" <<<<<< There, now this humor piece is ID'd correctly. |
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boneman 1 year, 7 months ago |
The block is on sites that offer "controversial opinions"....... |
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boneman 1 year, 7 months ago |
.....sourced from CBS news...... |
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marnesdad 1 year, 7 months ago |
.... as well as 'chat messaging', 'gaming', 'criminal activity', and sites that promote 'violence'... It's typical of any IT directive that wants to limit the use of company/government equipment to, say... something as seemingly silly as official use... Or, does your kind enjoy paying your employees to play Solitaire? |
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boneman 1 year, 7 months ago |
The email was specific to blocking sites that offer "controversial OPINIONS", no mention of messaging, gaming, criminal, or violent sites |
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marnesdad 1 year, 7 months ago |
Educate yourself: From Drudge >>> "The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is blocking certain websites from the federal agency’s computers, including halting access by staffers to any Internet pages that contain a “controversial opinion,” according to an internal email obtained by CBS News. The email was sent to all TSA employees from the Office of Information Technology on Friday afternoon. It states that as of July 1, TSA employees will no longer be allowed to access five categories of websites that have been deemed “inappropriate for government access.” The categories include: • Chat/Messaging • Controversial opinion • Criminal activity • Extreme violence (including cartoon violence) and gruesome content • Gaming The email does not specify how the TSA will determine if a website expresses a “controversial opinion.” |
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boneman 1 year, 7 months ago |
"The email does not specify how the TSA will determine if a website expresses a 'controversial opinion'.” Exactly. The fact that opinion is censored is the concern. |
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boneman 1 year, 7 months ago |
Limited employee access to the internet is common place and completely within the right of an employer, but I know of know employer, myself or others, that specifically aim at censoring "opinion". What next, reading material that is deemed to contain "controversial opinion" will be limited as well? |
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marnesdad 1 year, 7 months ago |
???? What happened to 'no mention of...' hmmm.... Now, on to the next point you're struggling with -- Why should it matter what the EMPLOYER thinks is 'controversial opinion'? It should be whatever the EMPLOYER wants it to be because he/she is.... wait for it.... the friggin EMPLOYER!... There's no guideline for what an employer can and can't ask his/her employees to not access on company equipment... there's no requirement to be clear and concise or fair at all.... Should employees be able to access the Wilkow 'Majority' or Huffington Post on company computers? Is it wrong for employers to demand that people refrain from wasting the employers time and resources?.... I'm almost wondering why you would think this was 'something', but then I remember that you're you..... |
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boneman 1 year, 7 months ago |
Yeah it was such a little something that once it was exposed the TSA reversed it's plans......http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20009804-10391695.html |
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boneman 1 year, 7 months ago |
Maybe they just ascribe to the marnesdad school of saying things that once exposed come back and bite them in the ass....... |
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marnesdad 1 year, 7 months ago |
Great.... what a win for America's safety, huh? Now TSA employees can f--k off at work AND use taxpayer property to do so. You must be a proud liberal today... |
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marnesdad 1 year, 7 months ago |
"Maybe they just ascribe to the marnesdad school of saying things that once exposed come back and bite them in the ass......." >>> you mean like this...? "no mention of messaging, gaming, criminal, or violent sites" |
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boneman 1 year, 7 months ago |
http://www.conservativeforchange.com/2010/07/tsa-to-block-websites-with.html; yep no mention of messaging, gaming, criminal, or violent sites |
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boneman 1 year, 7 months ago |
"Great.... what a win for America's safety, huh? Now TSA employees can f--k off at work AND use taxpayer property to do so" No, they still are restricted from certain sites deemed a potential security risk. Wow...... |
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marnesdad 1 year, 7 months ago |
Perhaps you should try and find some better informed sources.... |
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boneman 1 year, 7 months ago |
"I'm almost wondering why you would think this was 'something'..." Obviously the TSA thought it was. Way to stay up to date.... |
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marnesdad 1 year, 7 months ago |
Should employees be able to access the Wilkow 'Majority' or Huffington Post on company (or, in this case, government) computers? |
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boneman 1 year, 7 months ago |
Like fish in a barrel....... |
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