Karan`, 5 октября 2012 г., 0:29
"They were asked to block YouTube in Pakistan but PTA blocked dozens of Google services including Docs, Apps and even Analytics." It is unfortunate that inept ISPs have gained the power to disrupt businesses and create massive inconvenience. We have seen that happen in India recently when ISPs blocked entire web domains though the government/court orders required them to limit access to a single youtube URL. Something similar is happening in Pakistan where PTA, the telecom authority, has been randomly blocking Google websites - like Google Drive, Analytics, Maps, Google Play Store and even Google Apps - though the Supreme Court had ordered them to only block the specific anti-Islam videos on YouTube. An Android developer complained that he was unable to update his Twitter app as Google Play store was blocked in the country. Jawwad Farid (freelancer) has written an open letter to Google asking them to fix differences with the government as the ban affects everyone who depends on Google products for a living. "250,000 active loyal customers can no longer access your products in Pakistan. Analytics, webmaster and Adwords accounts have slowed to a crawl. Gmail can no longer be accessed on our Android devices. Docs, Apps and Play are dead." "This is war of will between PTA, Google & Pakistan's Interior ministry." Freelancers in Pakistan are the biggest affected segment. The Google Analytics service was blocked too and, as a result, any website that used the analytics code for tracking (non-asynchronously) would take forever to load inside Pakistan. Source: labnol.org Author: Amit Agarwal Re-writen by: Karan Gurani Disclaimer: This content is not business oriented. It is reproduced as tech News.
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