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A Brief Survey of Government Internet Policies



Introduction

Security Policies

Security was a major concern in almost all of the policies and was covered in great detail in many of them. Most of the security issues centered around the protection of "sensitive" documents and explicit assignment of responsibility for security. Many specified technology requirements to ensure network and hardware security. Security policies varied in the degree to which a state delegated security responsibilities to agencies and the extent to which they defined the types of materials that should be considered in establishing policies. In almost every case, however, security responsibilities were ultimately placed on the specific agency desiring an Internet connection or presence.