Internet filtering and blocking policies
Dear Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,
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, eg:
a) Security or Malware
b) Content types, eg adult, alcohol etc
c) Statistics relating to the requests blocked or filtered, eg how many site requests filtered or blocked per category
2) Monitoring requirements you have for users, eg if you record or may record their Internet usage
3) The supplier of your blocking or filtering software
a) Eg, Sophos, Forcepoint, Palo Alto etc
Yours faithfully,
Markos Volikas
Open Rights Group
Dear Markos Volikas,
Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act we will endeavour to respond to this request promptly within 20 working days and are now investigating the nature of the request, the quantity of information requested and whether we hold the information requested.
There are a number of exemptions which the Act permits with respect to disclosure of information. The information will be assessed for these exemptions prior to disclosure and we will advise you if we are unable to provide the information requested.
If there is a cost involved in collecting the information then we will suspend the period for response until such time as we receive your payment. We will advise you of any such costs.
Please send any further correspondence to [email address].
Kind regards,
Tanya Tarry
Communications Officer | Working Week: Mon-Tues: 8am-4pm, Wed: 8-11.45am
Communications | Trust HQ, Chestnut House, Bradford Royal Infirmary
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
T: 01274 36 4700
http://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk
Dear Markos, please find attached our response to your FOI request.
Kind regards,
Jason
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