Government to censor the Internet

[SGB]

Well, Kevin Rudd and the Aussie government are stupidly barging on with their internet censorship plan.

Their recent (and hugely flawed) censorship trial report was released today:

http://www.dbcde.gov.au/funding_and_...ing_live_pilot

Censorship FAQ page:

http://www.dbcde.gov.au/funding_and_...sked_questions

Utter stupidity!!!

There goes the digital economy as well.

[kup]

This has certainly made me reconsider my vote.

[mknell]

it's ok they'll never be able to get it done, look at the Krudd netbooks given to students, even they can hack it really easily so I can't see them being able to censor the net. And by the time it even comes close, that's if it comes close up will pop a new election & bye bye krudd

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

it's ok they'll never be able to get it done, look at the Krudd netbooks given to students, even they can hack it really easily so I can't see them being able to censor the net. And by the time it even comes close, that's if it comes close up will pop a new election & bye bye krudd

The point isn't whether or not it can be hacked, its the fact that they are trying to infringe on the freedoms of everyone for the "benefit" of what is likely a minority group. That is not democratic and personally I object to having anothers goups views forced upon my own.

Inetersting though, surely with the filter in place, website will start needing a rating. R rating for the internet and yet we don't have one for games.

They always harp on about protecting the children but isn't that the parents jobs? The main problem I believe is parents not knowing anything about the activites their kids get up to. Education is always better than straight out censorship.

Intersting as well that they compare us to other countries,

Filtering is undertaken voluntarily by other ISPs in the UK

but there it is VOLUNTARY, not mandatory.

From the FAQ.

17. Why does the Government consider demand exists for additional ISP-level filtering services?
While some ISPs provide downloadable PC-level filtering software to their customers, there are currently very few Australian ISPs who provide content filtering at the ISP-level. The aim is to encourage the internet industry to offer a wider range of content filtering options to consumers.

User-friendly ISP-level filtering would give Australians greater choice in the content they would like filtered without needing to manage the complexities of downloading software to their home computers.

(red added by me)
Because installing your own stuff is hard.
They want to give greater choice to some while taking away that same choice to others.
If they want to encourage the ISPs to filter content, why not offer the option of ISP level filtering for those that want it as a product?

This is ridiculous.

Australia is turning from the misused "lucky country" to a more appropriate Sucky country.

The Term "lucky Country" was originally used to describe the Australian economy as one created by luck and chance, as opposed to well thought out design.

Not my original source, but convenient evidence:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Country

[SGB]

Lots of Aussies have been pouring scorn on the government via Twitter:

http://twitter.com/search?q=%23nocleanfeed

Rudd also lost a ton of Twitter followers as well.

The ALP have effectively lost votes from the 18-35 demographic.


Lateline will have a report about the government's announcement tonight on ABC1 at 10:15pm.

[kup]

join the Pirate Party.

They are an aspiring political party which values centers around freedom of information just as the green centers around the Environment.

http://www.pirateparty.org.au/

Its $20 to join which serves to help them get enough members to become an active political party and have someone run on their behalf in state or federal elections.

[Sam]

The point isn't whether or not it can be hacked, its the fact that they are trying to infringe on the freedoms of everyone for the "benefit" of what is likely a minority group. That is not democratic and personally I object to having anothers goups views forced upon my own.

+1

If some people want to censor certain websites, that's fine. But make it optional, so that those who want to apply filter can, and those who take the issue of freedom seriously, don't have to.

I think it is a dangerous thing for more and more freedoms to be restricted in the name of security and protection.

[SofaMan]

join the Pirate Party.

They are an aspiring political party which values centers around freedom of information just as the green centers around the Environment.

http://www.pirateparty.org.au/

Its $20 to join which serves to help them get enough members to become an active political party and have someone run on their behalf in state or federal elections.

Aaaharr, you scurvy dog! You beat me to it!

I've joined, and so should we all. Hoist the mainsail!

(and yes, despite the pirate parlance, I'm quite serious)

[kup]

+1

If some people want to censor certain websites, that's fine. But make it optional, so that those who want to apply filter can, and those who take the issue of freedom seriously, don't have to.

I think it is a dangerous thing for more and more freedoms to be restricted in the name of security and protection.

The leaked government list of banned sites from a few months ago was not isolated to just child porn. There were also 'politically incovinient' websites too.

What the government is trying to do is lay the foundations of a fascist information control regime. The less (or 'more') informed the masses are the easier it is to drive public oppinion to your own ends.

21st Century 'Democractic Freedom' seems to have been gradually turning into 'keep the masses ignorant so that they are easier to manipulate' regime.

[Robzy]

This is nuts!

It'll never happen!