BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

15/02/2007

Belarus govt approves tougher control over Internet use

MINSK, February 15 (Itar-Tass) - The Belarussian government has approved a provision on computer clubs and Internet cafes under which all links with web sites should be identified and registered.

Internet cafes owners or their authorized agents must keep an electronic registry of the domen names of the sites accessed by users. The electronic log should contain at least at 12-month history of all connections.

State Security agents, police or state control inspectors are authorized to review the log in the cases as listed by legislation.

The computer clubs and Internet cafes are not allowed to use programs propagating the cult of violence, cruelty and pornography, or disseminate banned information.

The unsanctioned access to information systems of the national power grid has been outlawed as well.

Source:

http://www.tass.ru/eng/level2.html?NewsID=11253900&PageNum=0