Aussie ISPs: “Net Filtering Doesn’t Slow Connection Speeds”
Majority of participants in govt’s blacklist trial report that customers experienced minimal speed disruptions.
Australia’s Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Stephen Conroy is certainly happy these days with news that his plans for a “voluntary mandatory” Net filtering plan has had a minimal effect on the connection speeds of a majority of [...]
Australian Government to Finance Faulty Internet Filtering Technology
Apparently, keeping your fingers crossed is good enough for the Australian government who plans to use ISP-based filtering technology despite evidence saying it’s a waste of time and money.
There’s an interesting report from Australian IT which says that the Australian government has allocated $125.8 million in taxpayers money to help internet security initiatives – an [...]
US Congress Passes Anti-Campus File-sharing Requirements
Despite a massive error in the MPAAs college campus piracy study revealed nearly three weeks ago, it appears that the US congress has passed an another pair of anti-filesharing provisions tucked into a college funding bill and it is now going to the senate.
ZeroPaid has already reported on the MPAAs error in a 2005 and [...]
