Cyber activists hit refresh on single gateway protest !!!

 

 

A group of cyber activists has threatened to launch a fresh

 round of attacks on state agency websites unless the

 government formally abandons its single internet gateway

proposal by Oct 14.

An online campaign against the proposed gateway is being

 waged through a Facebook page called “Single Gateway:

 Thailand Internet Firewall”. A message on the page

 said that despite “warnings” on Wednesday and Friday,

the government was showing no sign of reviewing or

 scrapping its single gateway policy.

 The group said it will give the government until 11.30pm

on Oct 14 to review or scrap the policy, or will launch

concentrated attacks. It would not reveal the targets of

the planned attacks.

The group asked for public understanding of the need to

 send “signals” to the government, the latest of which could

 be “even fiercer and stronger” than the previous one,

which disrupted several websites.

The group said it is necessary to defy the state's authority

 because it is attempting to impose a dictatorship in both

real life and cyberspace.

“This is a retrograde step which will lead to an ineffectual

 state,” the group said, adding that it intended to demonstrate

 the administration could not control every form of

 public communication.

The group said it will try to keep any possible impact on the

general public to a minimum, but warned allowing a single

gateway to become reality would cause “immeasurable harm”

 to the economy, society and politics. The group claimed the

project had already been approved by the cabinet and that

 action to finalise the scheme is now under way.

The group cited a circular it claims was issued by the secretariat

 of the cabinet on Aug 27 to ministries and state agencies

informing them of the prime minister’s instructions.

 Among the instructions was a cabinet resolution on Aug 4

telling agencies to accelerate the development of important

 projects this year, including the single gateway, which

comes under the responsibility of the Ministry of Information

and Communications Technology.

The group claimed the single gateway was approved by the

 cabinet on June 30 and was intended to control websites with

inappropriate content, while restricting the flow of online

information in and out of the country. It also claimed the

 prime minister had instructed agencies to speed up

 implementation of the project and study relevant laws to

 support it.

 Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Friday said he had

 not instructed any agency to move forward with the project.

 He said nothing had been done yet, and the proposal was

 simply being discussed between state agencies concerned

with security and the digital economy, including trade,

investment and information distribution.

The single gateway was raised as one of several options,

he said, adding the government is very worried about the

 human rights implications of the proposal so the public

 should not panic.

 

Government spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd said yesterday

the prime minister had already explained the single gateway

 was only an idea being studied, and no formal order had

 been given to launch it. The Pheu Thai Party’s acting deputy

spokesman Anusorn Iamsa-ard yesterday called on the

 government to formally announce its decision to scrap

the gateway project and apologise for having ever

suggested it.

News,Politics,Bangkok Post, 4 Octerber 2015.

 

No single gateway in Thailand,the military government

will fully dictatorship if implement it.

 

Sincerely Yours.