Detained immigrants mustn’t use Facebook or view smut online, says UK gov

Strictly limited Internet access granted by home office.

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[scoobie]

with downloading of files,...... all strictly forbidden.

Hmmm, css and html files might be a problem then....

Maybe the Lynx browser would help a little or maybe just telnet:80

 

[r3loaded]

scoobie[/url]":3vp0tthh]

with downloading of files,...... all strictly forbidden.

Hmmm, css and html files might be a problem then....

Maybe the Lynx browser would help a little or maybe just telnet:80

Basically they're not allowed to access resources if the Content-Disposition header is set to attachment, otherwise they may retrieve whatever they like.

Do you get the impression that the government and Theresa May in particular don't understand technology?

 

[omega3607]

Detainees are additionally prevented from accessing websites that contain materials about terrorism, extremism and radicalisation, weapons and explosives, racism, and crime.

I guess Wikipedias off limits them

 

[scoobie]

r3loaded[/url]":44quet8m]Do you get the impression that the government and Theresa May in particular don't understand technology?

Before too long all UK citizens will have "reasonable and regulated access" to the Internet.

 

[ab78]

This "reasonable and regulated access" business reminds me of the "Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery" and all the pervasive surveillance that came with (the trace etc.)

Any law that has to justify itself to the public by stating in its title how "reasonable", "necessary" or "fair" it is, probably isn't, in exactly the same way as any country that includes the word "democratic" in its title, probably isn't.

 

[Badcompany]

What will do with their new smart phones?
Which self respecting immigrant doesn't own a iPhone or galaxy 7

 

[Static and Noise]

omega3607[/url]":28thy7k4]

Detainees are additionally prevented from accessing websites that contain materials about terrorism, extremism and radicalisation, weapons and explosives, racism, and crime.

I guess Wikipedias off limits them

Heck, any news site is off limits then... As well as, say, Tumblr and Twitter. Lots of stuff there about racism, terrorism, crime etc.

I think what they meant is that they want to prohibit access to web sites that promote those kinds of things. But that's not what the article says (and probably not what the Home Office said either).

Talking about something isn't the same as promoting it, though lots of people don't seem to grasp that.

 

[xXxSqueakxXx]

Badcompany[/url]":2g3pji7t]What will do with their new smart phones?
Which self respecting immigrant doesn't own a iPhone or galaxy 7

When you are in their situation, having a phone so that you can communicate with friends and family is very important. And just like anyone else that needs a phone, we all go to a phone store and find good deals on the latest models.

 

[Kevin McNeal]

Those detained immigrants, did they do something wrong?
Are they criminals, or suspected of doing a crime?

If not, why would the UK government want to punish them?

Kevin

 

[Deleted member 1]

First they came for the immigrants - and I didn't speak up......

 

[Nazgutek]

Badcompany[/url]":3uzqoys1]What will do with their new smart phones?
Which self respecting immigrant doesn't own a iPhone or galaxy 7

Well, immigrants usually come to the UK to work, so they bring everything they need to achieve that. In this era of of the internet, a smartphone is probably the best option for applying for jobs.

Unless you mean refugees? Those people who had jobs and housing before it got levelled by a tank. They packed what they could, which probably includes things like smartphones, and ran for it.

As an aside, I highly recommend reading other news sources, and not exclusively the Daily Mail.

 

[curiosus]

Static and Noise[/url]":18q8ihcr]

omega3607[/url]":18q8ihcr]

Detainees are additionally prevented from accessing websites that contain materials about terrorism, extremism and radicalisation, weapons and explosives, racism, and crime.

I guess Wikipedias off limits them

Heck, any news site is off limits then... As well as, say, Tumblr and Twitter. Lots of stuff there about racism, terrorism, crime etc.

I think what they meant is that they want to prohibit access to web sites that promote those kinds of things. But that's not what the article says (and probably not what the Home Office said either).

Talking about something isn't the same as promoting it, though lots of people don't seem to grasp that.

Do you live in the UK? Whatever the most restrictive reading is is what Theresa May meant. So yes probably no wikipedia, it has naked pictures of people too so the kindof internet filter she means and they will use will ban it for porn too.

 

[huzzam]

Facebook is *the main way* refugees make contact with family and friends after all the chaos of their transit. To cut off access to it is to prevent families & communities from reuniting.

 

[AndreaFaulds]

Call my cynical, but perhaps the government is trying to cut detained immigrants off from support networks and resources that might help fight their immigration case.

 

[Chris1215]

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r3loaded[/url]":2nt2p76c]Do you get the impression that the government and Theresa May in particular don't understand technology?

Before too long all UK citizens will have "reasonable and regulated access" to the Internet.

No we wont, that not how the Internet works and there no way they can enforce it