Internet-filtering

The Department of Commerce is placing restrictions on a person and a company in the United Arab Emirates for supplying Syria with Internet-filtering devices made by California-based Blue Coat Systems Inc.

U.S. Restricts U.A.E. Firm for Web Filter Sale to Syria Paul Sonne 2011

In October, a U.S. company that makes Internet-filtering gear acknowledged to the Journal that its devices were being used in Syria.

Document Trove Exposes Surveillance Methods Jennifer Valentino-DeVries 2011

Earlier this year, Libyan officials held talks with Amesys and several other companies including Boeing Co.'s Narus, a maker of high-tech Internet traffic-monitoring products, as they looked to add sophisticated Internet-filtering capabilities to Libya's existing monitoring operation, people familiar with the matter said.

Firms Aided Libyan Spies Paul Sonne 2011

The company says it shipped 14 of its ProxySG 9000 Internet-filtering appliances from Rotterdam to Dubai in late 2010, an order valued at an estimated $700,000.

U.S. Firm Acknowledges Syria Uses Its Gear to Block Web Jennifer Valentino-DeVries 2011

For better or worse, says Mr. Chakchouk, part of the legacy of Tunisia's former regime has been to leave Tunisia with some of the most sophisticated Internet-filtering equipment in the world.

U.S. Products Help Block Mideast Web Paul Sonne 2011

Associated Press After all, Google co-founder Sergey Brin told The Wall Street Journal this week that Google was concerned about a proposed Internet-filtering system in Australia, which it believes threatens Australians 'Web freedom.

Google's Friends and Family Discount Martin Peers 2010

Associated Press After all, Google co-founder Sergey Brin told The Wall Street Journal this week that Google was concerned about a proposed Internet-filtering system in Australia, which it believes threatens Australians 'Web freedom.

Google's Friends and Family Discount Martin Peers 2010

China operates one of the most extensive and sophisticated Internet-filtering systems in the world, according to analysts who have studied it.

China's Censors Thrive in Obscurity Loretta Chao 2010

After all, Google co-founder Sergey Brin told The Wall Street Journal this week that Google was concerned about a proposed Internet-filtering system in Australia, which it believes threatens Australians 'Web freedom.

Point, Click, Control at Google Martin Peers 2010

Associated Press After all, Google co-founder Sergey Brin told The Wall Street Journal this week that Google was concerned about a proposed Internet-filtering system in Australia, which it believes threatens Australians 'Web freedom.

Google's Friends and Family Discount Martin Peers 2010