Sunday November 19, 2006
Filtering out online smut
KUALA LUMPUR: Local telecommunication companies have been told to set up a filter system to block out online pornography by next year.
Science, Technology and Innovations Minister Datuk Seri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis said the non-profit system should be available nationwide to consumers soon.
He said he was informed that 3G handphones could be used to access online pornography.
He added that the newly-formed Malaysian Cyber Security Centre (MCSC) and local telcos have been directed to crack down on online pornography.
Dr Jamaluddin said the centre was expected to step up efforts to track down those producing and downloading pornography .
“The MCSC has the capability to track down those producing or downloading pornography.
“It is just that we need to aggressively pursue this. Effective enforcement with the cooperation of parents, cyber cafes and traders is needed,” he said at a press conference at the 57th Umno general assembly.
Dr Jamaluddin said the MCSC would also launch a campaign on using the Internet positively and educate parents and the private sector on how to fight online pornography.
“The prime culprits in the downloading of pornography are schoolchildren and undergraduates,” he noted.
Dr Jamaluddin also said that 1,020 cases of offences had been detected so far this year.
Of these, there were 562 cases of intrusion, followed by online fraud (255), malicious code (105), online harassment (52), hack threats (44) and denial of service attack (two).
Dr Jamaluddin added that the ministry had established a Knowledge Worker Development Institute to enhance the skills of workers employed in the Multimedia Super Corridor.
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