Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Iran Says it Will Disconnect from the Internet Within Two Years

Iran Says It Will Disconnect From The Internet Within Two Years
(from IT Proportal on 5-31-2011)
In an attempt to block what it calls the infiltration of Western ideas, the Iranian government may soon completely remove its citizens' access to the internet, replacing it with an internal network. If this happens, Irans cyber-space would be completely isolated completely from the rest of the world. But observers have pointed out that a complete disconnect faces plenty of hurdles, but technical and practical.... read more»

Here's More from the Wall Street Journal via Fox News:

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/29/new-form-censorship-iran-moves-disconnect-internet-world/

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