Forcepoint controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2009
Use of Websense technology in Yemen internet censorship
Reports indicated that Yemeni authorities used Websense technology to monitor public internet use and block tools intended to conceal online activity. Websense cut off Yemen's access to database updates, but critics argued that some access restrictions remained and questioned the effectiveness of the response.
2005
Criticism of web-filtering overblocking
The American Civil Liberties Union's Rhode Island branch criticized Websense filtering as overly broad, arguing that it could deny library users access to legitimate information. Later studies and commentary also described false positives, including non-pornographic sites classified under inappropriate categories.