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Ato said:
The Australian Christian Lobby party also wants to use the filter once it is in place to ban anything that has any kind of rating.

Ever watch The Simpsons when Bart stayed at the Flander's place, and everything except the god squad channel was banned...and the only game in the house was 'Good Samaritans'...
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The head of the Christian lobby is ex SAS, so he certainly had a change of heart:p:.
 
Well, that's good news. When something is 'temporarily put aside', the likelihood of it descending into forgotten territory is pretty high.
Imo it's a way of the government backing down without completely being seen to back down.
 
Julia said:
Well, that's good news. When something is 'temporarily put aside', the likelihood of it descending into forgotten territory is pretty high.
Imo it's a way of the government backing down without completely being seen to back down.
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I hope you're right. So let's just hope we never hear Mr. Rudd say firmly, "An Internet Filter or anything resembling it is no longer Labour policy. Nor will it be policy at any time in the future. It is completely off the political agenda in Australia." Because we now know what happens when politicians make decisive statements like that.
 
Now Conroy is attacking Google for an invasion of privacy. Lol, nothing to do with Google suggesting that the good senator's internet filter is an attack on civil liberties.

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-...s-creepy-google-in-web-row-20100525-waby.html

This government is really bunkering down now and throwing grenades at the big corporates. Here is a news flash - try consulting with industry first so you have a handle on the issues.
 
Am loving seeing the good Senator put firmly in his place by the big boys (Google et al). For once I am siding with Google.
 
:eek:

Govt wants ISPs to record browsing history

By Ben Grubb, ZDNet.com.au on June 11th, 2010 (1 hour ago)

Companies who provide customers with a connection to the internet may soon have to retain subscriber's private web browsing history for law enforcement to examine when requested, a move which has been widely criticised by industry insiders.
surveillance camera

The Attorney-General's Department yesterday confirmed to ZDNet Australia that it had been in discussions with industry on implementing a data retention regime in Australia. Such a regime would require companies providing internet access to log and retain customer's private web browsing history for a certain period of time for law enforcement to access when needed.

Currently, companies that provide customers with a connection to the internet don't retain or log subscriber's private web browsing history unless they are given an interception warrant by law enforcement, usually approved by a judge. It is only then that companies can legally begin tapping a customer's internet connection.
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overit said:
Companies who provide customers with a connection to the internet may soon have to retain subscriber's private web browsing history for law enforcement to examine when requested, a move which has been widely criticised by industry insiders.

:eek:
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1984 Redux!!

:eek: :eek:

[size=-4]Psst: Just imagine how much dirt ConRoid could dig up by snooping on mining boss e-mails! Mmmm. He can expect to receive extra brownie points from his chum KRudd.[/size]
 
Companies who provide customers with a connection to the internet may soon have to retain subscriber's private web browsing history for law enforcement to examine when requested, a move which has been widely criticised by industry insiders.
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The fact is law abiding citizens would have nothing to fear but the "truth" is no one wants to be snooped on. What happens with this data is our very thoughts are tapped by entities without our consent. That ladies and gentlemen should never be allowed to progress via government office.
 
Wysiwyg said:
The fact is law abiding citizens would have nothing to fear but the "truth" is no one wants to be snooped on. What happens with this data is our very thoughts are tapped by entities without our consent. That ladies and gentlemen should never be allowed to progress via government office.
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Completely agree. Bit by bit, our rights to privacy are being eroded.
 
Ato said:
The Australian Christian Lobby party also wants to use the filter once it is in place to ban anything that has any kind of rating.

Ever watch The Simpsons when Bart stayed at the Flander's place, and everything except the god squad channel was banned...and the only game in the house was 'Good Samaritans'...
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George Orwell "1984" or "Animal Farm".
Bit by bit the pigs are taking over the farm and quietly but efficiently eroding the freedoms and rights of individual Australians. And it is not just Kevin Rudd and the current government. Look what is happening to the human genes, patent pending?

As for the Simpson episode above, I caught this even though I normally lose interest when marge is not in the shot. :)
 
:banghead::banghead::banghead::(:(:(

MORE news from the Nanny State Party.

http://www.theage.com.au/technology...policy-shrouded-in-secrecy-20100617-yi1u.html

The federal government is hiding controversial plans to force ISPs to store internet activity of all Australian internet users - regardless of whether they have been suspected of wrongdoing - for law-enforcement agencies to access.
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Colin Jacobs, spokesman for the online users' lobby group Electronic Frontiers Australia, said the government appeared to be trying to access whatever passes through any ISP in this country, while displaying "no regard whatsoever for our privacy or our civil liberties".

"What has emerged in recent days has been a clear picture of a government on a fishing expedition for as much data on the public as they can get," Jacobs said.

"It's not just a fishing expedition, it's casting a driftnet for the communications of all Australians regardless of whether they have ever been suspected of the slightest wrongdoing.

"Combined with the censorship policy, a pretty unhappy picture is emerging of this government's attitude towards our digital lives."
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Secretive, distrustful, privacy invading Police State come on down!!!!!
 
Absolutely sickening. Yet they've also taken away our guns, so what do we do...? Boycott government?

Time for an anarchist uprising, people. :cool:
 
Just view everything through a proxy. The ISP will record the proxy address and then that's it.

Not the best result, but better than having the gov snooping in on our privacy
 
How much does your internet slow down if go through a proxy?
Is there a notable difference?

I don't view anything illegal or conduct illegal activities on the internet, but l just don't like the idea of being snooped on (Then again, and lets face it, we probably already are).

Any other ideas on how to get around this internet filter?
 
Any other ideas on how to get around this internet filter?
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The following are more to help general privacy - not necessarily to bypass any filter - but would be useful if adapted more.

eg.

Digital IDs for Secure Email

Google for free versions or maybe create your own.

And

Email - Secure Emai

This provides encrypted transmission to the ISP's mail server, but needs both sender & receiver mail servers to use secure mail servers to be fully secure across the internet. DYOR.

I don't know of any financial services company that provided either of these services, maybe only to 'valued' customers. But I would have thought they would be good value added products.

Regards
 
prawn_86 said:
Just view everything through a proxy. The ISP will record the proxy address and then that's it.

Not the best result, but better than having the gov snooping in on our privacy
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Of course, banning of proxies will be next on ConRoid's "To-Do" list... no-one shall be allowed to escape the noose. :cool:

I guess by typing this I am doomed..... :dead:
 
Obama administration look into information control

Could Obama Have An Internet “Kill” Switch?

http://www.ecanadanow.com/technolog...-have-an-internet-kill-switch/comment-page-1/

New Bill Introduces Internet Kill Switch

Senator Joe Lieberman, Independent, is the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. He is the one who introduced a new bill, an amendment to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. The bill, if passed, would create a new agency, National Center for Cybersecurity and Communications.

The bill is being presented as a security measure to protect against cyber-terrorists and cyber-criminals. The bill gives the government the ability to seize control of portions of the internet considered a threat and have those portions shut down.

Online companies, internet providers, and search engines could be fined for not complying with the new bill. The bill does not allow for surveillance by broadband providers.
 
The time has come to realize what is at stake and is put on our table:-

Here is the hidden plan for all of us.

Jordan Maxwell - The Dawn of a New Day (2009)
 
Well at least someones showing some concern. I saw this, of all people he had to ask! Penny Wong.....the teacher's pet of regurgitating govt spin!

Ludlam raises ISP snooping issue in Senate

Greens Communications Spokesperson Scott Ludlam has questioned the Federal Government in the Senate over a controversial new proposal that could see Australians’ web browsing, email and telephone records tracked by internet services providers.

The senator asked Senator Penny Wong ”” representing Attorney-General Robert McCLelland ”” in the Senate this afternoon whether the Government was considering a proposal which would see such records kept. The proposal ”” revealed several weeks ago by ZDNet.com.au, which has since published a major update on the situation ”” has been dubbed “OzLog” online.

In response, Wong appeared to read out a pre-prepared response which bore a close resemblance to statements the Government has previously issued on the matter.
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Interestingly there was complete silence(no interjections etc) in the House! if you ever hear Parliament it is a rare moment indeed!

Maybe the politicians are starting to realise that it will also track all their internet usage? Are they scrambling to find a way around it yet?

Has the penny(no not wong!) dropped that the dirtdiggers of their political opponents are probably rubbing their hands to get onto any useful data? Oh the irony!

Interesting when asked about public consultation .... well have you heard about consultation with the miners?? It didn't seem to register to her as being worthy of an answer.

This says it all

Ludlam didn’t appear to believe the exchange delivered any insight. “One of those moments when you end up knowing less than before you asked the question,” he said on Twitter afterwards.
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