I guess national security isn’t a big issue to Kuwait even though the Americans had to rescue them from Iraq. I say that because this story has the news that Kuwait wants RIM to block porn:
Neighboring Kuwait said it was also talking to the BlackBerry manufacturer about security and moral concerns, particularly about access for its nationals to pornographic sites.
Ok. I guess security works into it. But it really seems to me that this is more about nudie pix than jihadists. At least they’re not going to shut down service… At least not yet:
Kuwait has no intention of stopping BlackBerry services for the time being but is talking to the device’s manufacturer about moral and security concerns, Communications Minister Mohammad al-Busairi said.
“As of right now, we in Kuwait have no intention to stop the BlackBerry services … but at the same time we are following up on direct and indirect negotiations with the company and with fellow Gulf states,” Busairi said.
I read that as “unless you fold up like a cheap suit, the BlackBerry will be banned here.” So, who’s next to join the fun?
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Kuwait Wants RIM To Block Porn… Oh Really?
I guess national security isn’t a big issue to Kuwait even though the Americans had to rescue them from Iraq. I say that because this story has the news that Kuwait wants RIM to block porn:
Neighboring Kuwait said it was also talking to the BlackBerry manufacturer about security and moral concerns, particularly about access for its nationals to pornographic sites.
Ok. I guess security works into it. But it really seems to me that this is more about nudie pix than jihadists. At least they’re not going to shut down service… At least not yet:
Kuwait has no intention of stopping BlackBerry services for the time being but is talking to the device’s manufacturer about moral and security concerns, Communications Minister Mohammad al-Busairi said.
“As of right now, we in Kuwait have no intention to stop the BlackBerry services … but at the same time we are following up on direct and indirect negotiations with the company and with fellow Gulf states,” Busairi said.
I read that as “unless you fold up like a cheap suit, the BlackBerry will be banned here.” So, who’s next to join the fun?
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