Submission + - Singapore To Cut Off Internet Access For Government Workers From 2017 (thestack.com)
An anonymous reader writes: Government workers will return to a 1990s-level of net connectivity from May of 2017, as the government decides to blockade internet access on all its 100,000 computers. The decision has been made in the interests of national security, although the Draconian policy will still permit workers to forward work mails to private email addresses as necessary. Workers' own devices will be allowed to connect to the internet normally by special terminals being provided in early trials, while intra-departmental connectivity will presumably be maintained via VPN tunnelling. The move comes in the direct wake of a visit to Singapore from U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter late last week, promoting stronger security ties with Singapore in the face of the rise of China in the region.
