Thai military’s plan for ‘Great Firewall’ risks Internet competition

By Amy Sawitta Lefevre BANGKOK (Reuters) – A proposal by Thailand's junta for a single Internet gateway to allow authorities to monitor content would destroy competition and was reminiscent of the most authoritarian measures to stifle free speech, a former information minister said on Thursday. The plan to create a single gateway for all Internet traffic was approved by the military government in August but details remain unclear. “Once it becomes a single gateway there will be a problem with traffic speeds,” said Anudith Nakornthap, a former information minister under the government of ousted Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra

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U.S. Cyber Command designing system to stay ahead of hackers

By Andrea Shalal NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (Reuters) – U.S. Cyber Command is building a massive, electronic system to provide an overview of the vulnerabilities of the military's computer networks, weapons system and installations and help officials prioritize how to fix them, its deputy commander said on Thursday.

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China detains nine for spreading rumors about the military

Chinese authorities have detained nine people for spreading rumors on the Internet that several military officers were involved in protests and for damaging the military's image, the military's official newspaper said on Friday. Some of them also “demonized the military's image”, it said.

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