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| jaihoon |
| 08/05/02 at 15:42:57 |
| Pakistan to monitor Internet cafes for terrorist activity ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — In the basement of a crumbling shopping mall on the capital's southern edge, past the hand-painted signs and through a dark hallway, Umar sat in a cramped cubicle surfing Web sites featuring naked women. The 20-year-old college student was not the only one of the half-dozen young men in the small, one-room Internet cafe who said they went online seeking pleasures often frowned upon in this conservative Islamic society. Another said he tried to arrange an unchaperoned meeting with a woman. These Web-savvy young Pakistanis differ little from young people elsewhere in the world. They are drawn to the anonymity of the Internet to make friends, play video games, read news and explore their interest in the opposite sex. But now some worry that a new government measure keeping tabs on Internet cafe users, all in the name of fighting terrorism, could threaten that privacy. Starting this month, cybercafes will be required to ask patrons for proof of identity and to keep records of users. The previously unregulated Internet cafes also must start registering with the government. |
| Re: Pakistan to monitor Internet cafes |
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| saadia |
| 08/05/02 at 16:07:33 |
| [slm] Ok, this is a little off topic but, lately when I e mail my relatives in Pakistan they haven't been receiving my messages, has anyone else experienced this or know what's going on and maybe I missed a newsflash and e mails to Pakistan are no longer or something equally as disturbing? [wlm] |
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