Internet filtering and blocking policies

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Open Rights Group

Dear Manchester University 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

FOI (R0A) Manchester University NHS FT, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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FOI (R0A) Manchester University NHS FT, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Mr Volikas,  

 

Please find attached the response to your recent FOI request.

 

Kind regards,

FOI Team

 

FOI Team

Informatics

 

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust Headquarters

Cobbett House

Oxford Road

Manchester M13 9WL

 

T: 0161 701 0375

E: [1][MFT request email]

 

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