I've never heard of "Websense," but it's sole purpose for existing seems to be to promote censorship, of one side of the political spectrum. Fascism pure and simple.
I've been a reader of Orcinus for a very long time, I even have a book autographed by Dave; and I have never been able to read Orcinus at work. Being, oh, at work, I don't dare complain as I can read The Group News Blog, Kos, Atrios, etc.
But yeah, its blocked.
Websense blocked me today when I tried to access Orcinus, but usually I have no problem getting on Orcinus or any of my other liberal blogs.
Websense does not, however, block a damn thing on Bloglines. You might recommend that to your readers (and get some per-post ads on your RSS feed).
Websense at my place of work - a Scottish secondary school - is simply obstructive.
Today it blocked access to the Institute of Physics Archives, and a virtual learning environment at Heriot Watt University - SCHOLAR.
The Websense report on the IOP block stated that the category of "educational institutions" was being blocked.
I fail to see how this is protecting anyone from anything - unless learning is now considered harmful?
As for Mike's conspiracy theory - there might be something in it, but it will need evidence for any action to be taken.
What about clear usage policies at places of work, with users given responsibility for their own usage?
With clear sanctions - loss of access to school pupils; dismissal for employees etc - surely things woul dbe easier.
Network supervisors must be able to monitor access to inappropriate sites, so managers could easily challenge employees to account for visiting sites identified in such a way.
Or am I being naive, expecting that treating people as responsible individuals might be a solution?
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