By Gregor McClenaghan
DUBAI // Internet blocks imposed in the UAE and other Middle East countries are failing to stop young people from seeing the censored websites, security experts were told yesterday.
A survey of internet habits showed that many young people in the region have used proxy servers or software to get around censorship, suggesting that blocks imposed in the UAE and other countries are little deterrent to a generation that has grown up with technology. The results of the survey were released at the National Security Summit, which ended yesterday.
More than two-thirds of the 16-to 35-year-olds surveyed said they had used the internet to communicate with people it would normally be considered culturally inappropriate for them to interact with, such as members of the opposite sex. Read more ...
DUBAI // Internet blocks imposed in the UAE and other Middle East countries are failing to stop young people from seeing the censored websites, security experts were told yesterday.
A survey of internet habits showed that many young people in the region have used proxy servers or software to get around censorship, suggesting that blocks imposed in the UAE and other countries are little deterrent to a generation that has grown up with technology. The results of the survey were released at the National Security Summit, which ended yesterday.
More than two-thirds of the 16-to 35-year-olds surveyed said they had used the internet to communicate with people it would normally be considered culturally inappropriate for them to interact with, such as members of the opposite sex. Read more ...
Source: The National
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