No opt-out of filtered Internet
Australians will be unable to opt-out of the government's pending Internet content filtering scheme, and will instead be placed on a watered-down blacklist, experts say.
By Darren Pauli, Computerworld Australia
October 13, 2008
Australians will be unable to opt-out of the government's pending Internet content filtering scheme, and will instead be placed on a watered-down blacklist, experts say.
Under the government's $125.8 million Plan for Cyber-Safety, users can switch between two blacklists which block content inappropriate for children, and a separate list which blocks illegal material.
Pundits say consumers have been lulled into believing the opt-out proviso would remove content filtering altogether.
The government will iron-out policy and implementation of the Internet content filtering software following an upcoming trial of the technology, according to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.
Department spokesman Tim Marshall said the filters will be mandatory for all Australians.
Continued here: http://www.infoworld.com/news/feeds/08/10/13/No-opt-out-of-filtered-Internet.html?source=gs
Once again, Australians are treated like children by our elected representatives.
We will have no control over what internet sites are filtered out for us by the government.
Once surrendered, freedoms are very hard to regain.
Is anyone actually in favour of this kind of nanny state censorship I wonder?
I`m all for it.I can still view information that I am looking for so nothing has changed.
What is totalitarian about the decision?
What is wrong with an unfiltered internet? Why not leave it the way it is now?
As adults why shouldn't we be able to determine what we view on the internet? What business is it of the government's to decide what is appropriate and what isn't?
They are spending $125 million dollars to censor our access to information. Does anyone really think this is a wise use of taxpayers funds? This censored information could simply be unpopular speech (ala David Irving), information on euthanasia, anything that the government concludes is inappropriate for us to be viewing.
I'll take an unfiltered internet and decide for myself what is appropriate for me to be viewing. I don't need the government deciding for me. We condemn China for censoring the internet and then turn around and do it ourselves. Ridiculous!
"Illegal is illegal and if there is infrastructure in place to block it, then it will be required to be blocked -- end of story."
The government will have direct control over all practical sources of information for most Australians. TV and Radio don't provide serious news apart from the government-owned stations. Newspapers generally get most of their news from the internet.I`m all for it.I can still view information that I am looking for so nothing has changed.
What is totalitarian about the decision?
I can live with it if it's limited to police investigations leading to the blocking of child pr0n sites etc.I understand your rights completely BUT the move is to clean up the internet.
So government ends up censoring practically all information available to Australians, having the ability to hide literally anything it doesn't want you and me knowing about. Total control.
Will I still be able to watch my pr0n?
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