Internet filtering and blocking policies
Dear York St John University,
I am writing as a research volunteer at the Open Rights Group. We are conducting a study to better understand filtering and blocking of websites on the public estate, to understand what content and sites are inaccessible and why.
We would like to know, in relation to your publicly accessible Internet networks, or Internet networks for your clients:
1. The categories of content blocked or filtered, e.g.:
(a) Security or Malware
(b) Content types, eg adult, alcohol etc
2. Statistics relating to the requests blocked or filtered, eg how many site requests filtered or blocked per category
3. Monitoring requirements you have for users, eg if you record or may record their Internet usage
Yours faithfully,
Charlie Parker
Researcher
Open Rights Group
Dear Mr Parker
Request for Information – Freedom of Information Act
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Information Act 2000 (“FOIA”).
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Yours sincerely
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