Comments on: Australian Govt’s Plan to Censor the Internet is ‘Stricter than Iran’ http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9821/australian_govts_plan_to_censor_the_internet_is_stricter_than_iran/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 04:36:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anti-Piracy Group to Use Child Porn as Pretext for Filtering http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9821/australian_govts_plan_to_censor_the_internet_is_stricter_than_iran/#comment-257398 Anti-Piracy Group to Use Child Porn as Pretext for Filtering Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:42:21 +0000 #comment-257398 [...] Child porn has also been used as a pretext for filtering in Australia where that country’s Broadband Minister, Stephen Conroy, cited it as the reason for a voluntary Internet filtering regime. It quickly became mandatory and morphed to include P2P, video games, gambling, and other “inappropriate content.” It’s a filtering proposal that critics pointed out, and much to the delight of despots everywhere, would be even “stricter than Iran.” [...] [...] Child porn has also been used as a pretext for filtering in Australia where that country’s Broadband Minister, Stephen Conroy, cited it as the reason for a voluntary Internet filtering regime. It quickly became mandatory and morphed to include P2P, video games, gambling, and other “inappropriate content.” It’s a filtering proposal that critics pointed out, and much to the delight of despots everywhere, would be even “stricter than Iran.” [...]

]]> By: No Opt-Out for Aussie Net Filter http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9821/australian_govts_plan_to_censor_the_internet_is_stricter_than_iran/#comment-245500 No Opt-Out for Aussie Net Filter Thu, 01 Apr 2010 22:52:10 +0000 #comment-245500 [...] like Colin Jacobs of Electronic Frontiers Australia have previously noted that the “model involves more technical interference in the internet infrastructure than what [...] [...] like Colin Jacobs of Electronic Frontiers Australia have previously noted that the “model involves more technical interference in the internet infrastructure than what [...]

]]> By: Trencher93 http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9821/australian_govts_plan_to_censor_the_internet_is_stricter_than_iran/#comment-178939 Trencher93 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-178939 Color me skeptical that this will last beyond the first central point of failure outage when big businesses lose big dollars as their Internet traffic is stalled. They'll demand this be shut down. Politicians listen to money. Color me skeptical that this will last beyond the first central point of failure outage when big businesses lose big dollars as their Internet traffic is stalled. They’ll demand this be shut down. Politicians listen to money.

]]> By: mountain_rage http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9821/australian_govts_plan_to_censor_the_internet_is_stricter_than_iran/#comment-178940 mountain_rage Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-178940 Even better is that I'm sure it will become a target for hackers speeding up the losses suffered by big businesses. Even better is that I’m sure it will become a target for hackers speeding up the losses suffered by big businesses.

]]> By: DrewWilson http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9821/australian_govts_plan_to_censor_the_internet_is_stricter_than_iran/#comment-178941 DrewWilson Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-178941 I still fall back onto the ever famous case of how that kid a year ago cracked the Australian governments 84 million dollar porn filter in a half an hour of his free time. Most awsome tech news story I heard from Australia in 2007. :D Anyway like the Digg comment suggests use TOR. I wonder how TOR will affect this filter. Something tells me that they'll either block every single proxy (which would be outragous) or simply leave it be and let the people who know computers to find these things. Either way it's a bit frightening - especially for Australian proxies reporters whistleblowers etc. I still fall back onto the ever famous case of how that kid a year ago cracked the Australian governments 84 million dollar porn filter in a half an hour of his free time. Most awsome tech news story I heard from Australia in 2007. :D

Anyway like the Digg comment suggests use TOR. I wonder how TOR will affect this filter. Something tells me that they’ll either block every single proxy (which would be outragous) or simply leave it be and let the people who know computers to find these things. Either way it’s a bit frightening – especially for Australian proxies reporters whistleblowers etc.

]]> By: hqconverter http://www.zeropaid.com/news/9821/australian_govts_plan_to_censor_the_internet_is_stricter_than_iran/#comment-178942 hqconverter Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-178942 l l

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