From declan+@CMU.EDUMon Jul 22 11:02:04 1996 Received: from vorlon.mit.edu (brnstndkramden.acf.nyu.edu@VORLON.MIT.EDU [18.238.0.139]) by eff.org (8.6.13/8.6.6) with ESMTP id XAA03796; Thu, 20 Jun 1996 23:08:48 -0700 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by vorlon.mit.edu (8.7.5/8.7.3) id BAA12585 for fight-censorship-outgoing; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 01:49:59 -0400 Received: from po7.andrew.cmu.edu (PO7.ANDREW.CMU.EDU [128.2.10.107]) by vorlon.mit.edu (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id BAA12581 for ; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 01:49:57 -0400 Received: (from postman@localhost) by po7.andrew.cmu.edu (8.7.5/8.7.3) id BAA23599 for fight-censorship@vorlon.mit.edu; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 01:49:55 -0400 Received: via switchmail; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 01:49:54 -0400 (EDT) Received: from unix22.andrew.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 01:49:10 -0400 (EDT) Received: from unix22.andrew.cmu.edu via qmail ID ; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 01:49:09 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mms.4.60.Jan.26.1995.18.43.47.sun4c.411.EzMail.2.0.CUILIB.3.45.SNAP.NOT.LINKED.unix22.andrew.cmu.edu.sun4c.411 via MS.5.6.unix22.andrew.cmu.edu.sun4c_411; Fri, 21 Jun 1996 01:49:09 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 01:49:09 -0400 (EDT) From: "Declan B. McCullagh" To: Fight Censorship Mailing List Subject: Cube approves only restricted Net access Sender: owner-fight-censorship@vorlon.mit.edu Precedence: bulk X-URL: http://fight-censorship.dementia.org/top/ X-JusticeOnCampusURL: http://joc.mit.edu/ June 20, 1996 HAVANA (Reuter) - Cuban authorities have approved access to the Internet and other global information networks but will limit such access according to national interests, official media said Thursday. The ruling Comunist Party newspaper Granma said regulations adopted earlier this month outlined the need for access to Internet and other world information networks, while observing interests such as ``defense and national security.'' The policy of establishing who had access would be defined by Cuba's interests, giving priority to individuals and bodies with most relevance to the country's life and development, the newspaper said. It did not specify who such people might be, but they are likely to come from approved state organizations and academic and research centres. Information divulged from such global networks should be trustworthy and in line with Cuba's ``ethical principles'', Granma said. A committee regulating the policy on global information networks would be drawn from ministries that will include the Interior Ministry, the Justice Ministry and the Armed Forces Ministry, Granma said. [...]