"I first started paying attention to this after an episode of
Search Engine (Podcast #10, The Great Firewall of Australia). I
have blogged about this issue in the United Kingdom and have been
following what I thought was a ludicrous attempt by the
Commonwealth of Kentucky to seize the domain names of those
companies related to on-line gambling. That was until earlier this
week.
"Two things caught my attention. First was a resurgence of an
earlier proposal in the UK to collect all emails, very reminiscent
of the FBI’s Carnivore program. But what really
got my attention was a series of letters from the State of
Minnesota to ISPs, directing them under law to block access to
these sites by customers located within Minnesota. These sites are
systems to be used for the transmission of gambling
information..."
