Just before the parliamentary elections, to be held in March, Iran has decided to strictly control web users in the country by bringing some draconian rules to be implemented in cybercafes besides preparing to introduce a national intranet.
…. The government of Iran, on Wednesday, introduced a new rule under which the residents of Iran must give their name along with their father's name, telephone number, address and national ID to log in to access internet, reported UPI.
Besides these rules, the government is also conducting various tests for a new countrywide network which is aimed at "substituting services" which operates through the internet. This move has lead to fears that the country is planning to withdraw itself from global internet. [ITProPortal] Read more
