In message <20151118161330.4768...@m0087793.ppops.net>, "Scott Weeks" writes: > > On Wed, Nov 18, 2015 at 3:22 PM, Scott Weeks <sur...@mauigateway.com> wrote: > > > --------------------------------------------- > > Md. abdullah Al naser mail.naserbd at yahoo.com > > Wed Nov 18 12:56:15 BDT 2015 > > > > The service of Facebook, Viber and Whatsapp are > > blocked from now till further notice. It has been > > ordered by Begum Tarana Halim, State Minister, Post > > and Telecommunications. > > ---------------------------------------------- > > > > I just saw this on BdNOG and thought it might be > > interesting to others here and where some of the > > internet is headed... > > > > Wow, all of these govt's just can't seem to deal > > with not being able to completely control *everything* > > about the populace. > > > > So, in Bangladesh, no communicating with your social > > peers, no free calls, text or picture sharing and no > > mobile messaging. The new State Minister for Post > > and Telecommunications in Bangladesh wants her money. > > > > It'd be interesting to hear how they're attempting > > to make it happen. > --------------------------------------------- > > > --- shortdudey...@gmail.com wrote: > From: Grant Ridder <shortdudey...@gmail.com> > > Any idea if this includes Instagram as well since it is > a Facebook asset? > ---------------------------------------------- > > > No idea. I am seeing this want of govt's everywhere. > Australia, China, US, BD, etc, etc. It makes me want > to get hosed off with disinfectant.
And the Australian PM boasted about using apps which encrypted traffic to avoid surveillance before he became PM. Perhaps he should be locked up as a terrorist. Mark > scott -- Mark Andrews, ISC 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: ma...@isc.org
