Content defined under the National Classification Scheme as Refused Classification includes child sexual abuse imagery, bestiality, sexual violence, detailed instruction in crime, violence or drug use and/or material that advocates the doing of a terrorist act.
That means there will be at least one employee at every australian ISP who is paid to search for porn all day.
Anyone technologically skilled and the slightest bit paranoid is going to jump on a network such as Tor, and so will anyone that wants to see such content.
Whoops, citizenry concerned for their freedom are now the meatshields of the bestiality sharing meth addicts looking for ways to make superweapons.
Because, you know, there are so many of them interested in world domination.
Not being a resident of Australia, I suppose my opinion doesn't really matter that much, but I'm sad to seen another country removing part of the internet. I just feel like it's a bad road to go down.
Plus, one of the absolute coolest things about the internet is that it gives you the chance to make your thoughts and opinions heard, no matter who you are (not that people have to listen, but you have a chance). Anything that even opens up the possibility of closing that off anything remotely related to the internet as a platform makes me nervous.
Not a native but now living in Australia I have come to realise that most Australians will not be bothered in the slightest about any form of censorship. I find it pretty puritan at times almost too simplistic. The level of journalism doesn't help either - this story got a small mention on the state radio and TV channel, ABC but most of the networks made no real story of it. Sadly like many potentially big stories most Aussies will miss out - everyone is preoccupied with the Bushfire season now.
To paraphrase a former boss, "you get the gov't you deserve". If Aussies are as Puritan and simple as White Coat reports then it's small wonder this type of legislation exists there. On the flip side no gov't in North America could try this without a major uproar.
Protests for the Government's new internet filter are planned for major cities on the 30th of January 2010. Facebook event is entitled "Anti-Censorship Protest".
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That means there will be at least one employee at every australian ISP who is paid to search for porn all day.
Anyone technologically skilled and the slightest bit paranoid is going to jump on a network such as Tor, and so will anyone that wants to see such content.
Whoops, citizenry concerned for their freedom are now the meatshields of the bestiality sharing meth addicts looking for ways to make superweapons.
Because, you know, there are so many of them interested in world domination.
Plus, one of the absolute coolest things about the internet is that it gives you the chance to make your thoughts and opinions heard, no matter who you are (not that people have to listen, but you have a chance). Anything that even opens up the possibility of closing that off anything remotely related to the internet as a platform makes me nervous.