Seth_Finkelstein writes ".NU Domain Ltd has issued
a
press release
that "Numbers in Secure Computing Study on Web Porn Were
Fabricated and Defame the Tiny Nation of Niue". It explains that for
censorware:
"The more Web pages it can list in its filter the more
protection it can claim to be providing, so in an apparent attempt
boost the count, Secure Computing has included thousands of inactive
and expired domain names, and the millions of Web pages associated
with them, in its SmartFilter(R) v4 Control List. "The number of
pornographic Web pages it has listed as being associated with the .nu
domain name is wildly inflated as a result," said
[President of .NU Domain Ltd William Semich]."
Note:
JTLG: Although I'm all for a dose of honesty when it comes to misleading claims by filtering companies, I can't say I'm thrilled that "[.NU Domain Ltd.] also stated that it will take legal action against anyone who republishes this inaccurate and defamatory study." Plus, given that I think of .nu mostly as a hangout for hipsters, I'm not sure that the study really defames Niue. The inflated numbers strike me more as an insult to the Internet at large and to the intelligence of policy-makers."