[FYI] (Fwd) BESS vs The Google Search Engine (Cache, Groups, Images)

["Axel H Horns" <horns@ipjur.com>]

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From:           	Seth Finkelstein <sethf@MIT.EDU>
Subject:        	BESS vs The Google Search Engine (Cache, Groups, Images)
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Available at: http://sethf.com/anticensorware/bess/google.php
BESS vs The Google Search Engine (Cache, Groups, Images)

Abstract: This report examines how N2H2's censorware deals with
archives of large amount of information. Three features are examined
from the Google search engine, (Cache, Groups, Images). N2H2/BESS is
found to ban the cached pages everywhere, pass porn in groups, and
consider all image searching to be pornography. The general problems
of censorware versus large archives are discussed (i.e., why
censorware is impelled to situations such as banning the Google
cache).

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Seth Finkelstein  Consulting Programmer  sethf@sethf.com 
http://sethf.com
http://archive.nytimes.com/2001/07/19/technology/circuits/19HACK.html
BESS's Secret LOOPHOLE:
http://sethf.com/anticensorware/bess/loophole.php


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