(CBS News) The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is blocking certain websites from the federal agency's computers, including halting access by staffers to any Internet pages that contain a "controversial opinion," according to an internal email obtained by CBS News.
The email was sent to all TSA employees from the Office of Information Technology on Friday afternoon.
It states that as of July 1, TSA employees will no longer be allowed to access five categories of websites that have been deemed "inappropriate for government access."
The categories include:
-Chat/Messaging
- Controversial opinion
- Criminal activity
- Extreme violence (including cartoon violence) and gruesome content
- Gaming
The email does not specify how the TSA will determine if a website expresses a "controversial opinion."
There is also no explanation as to why controversial opinions are being blocked, although the email stated that some of the restricted websites violate the Employee Responsibilities and Conduct policy.
Blog author comment - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano aka 'Big Sis' issued new censorship rules to the TSA late last Friday afternoon, hoping her edict would slip through unnoticed over the long holiday weekend.
How will they determine just what is "controversial opinion",hmm? I think that most of us know the answer to that question. Any site that is critical of the Obama administration will be "controversial". Napolitano was told to do this by 'The Master' of us all, Barack Hussein Obama.
Well, if any of the TSA employees would by chance, stumble onto this lowly site, it would be off limits to them, too "controversial".
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