Internet filtering and blocking policies
Dear University of Abertay Dundee,
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
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Dear Mr Parker
Please find attached the response to your request.
Yours sincerely
FOI Processing
Academic Registry
Abertay University | Bell Street | Dundee | DD1 1HG
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T 01382 308000
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