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Yep, I heard Ms Wong on radio about this.
Wasn't it just recently that the government was making some complaint about Google invading people's privacy???

I contacted my local Federal member (National) to ask what the Coalition intend doing about the proposed internet filter. I don't suppose I'm too surprised that the reply sits neatly on the fence.

Here it is:

Thank you for contacting me regarding the Rudd Government’s proposed mandatory internet filtering system.



The Federal Coalition supports sensible and workable measures to protect children from inappropriate online content. Obviously, it would make sense to prevent access, if this could be done, to material that would be a crime to possess. When looking at ways to protect children online, the main issues are - what is effective and achievable, and what approach will deliver the best results.



The previous Coalition Government provided all Australian families with access to a free, optional PC-based content filter, which could be specifically tailored to assist parents in protecting their children from being exposed to inappropriate content.



The Rudd Government cancelled this program at the end of 2008 without putting in place any alternative.



Experts say that most predatory risks to children lurk in those areas of the online world that are largely immune to filtering, such as chat rooms, email and peer-to-peer networks.



That is why, in relation to unlawful online activity, it is essential that our nation’s law enforcement bodies are adequately resourced to tackle it in the most sophisticated way possible.



The fact it has taken the Minister two years to produce his plan and release results of filtering trials highlights the complexity and problematic nature of his proposal. The Coalition is yet to be convinced that mandatory filtering will be effective.



The Coalition would like an independent audit of the trial results and we hope this can happen as soon as possible.



The Coalition will continue to consult extensively with the telecommunications industry and other stakeholders to enable a fully informed response, if and when the Government puts forward any formal proposal or legislation.



Yours sincerely

Paul Neville MP

Member for Hinkler
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With the change of PM, will it simply be a case of Big Brother being side-stepped for Big Sister with regard to this issue?
 
Aussiejeff said:
With the change of PM, will it simply be a case of Big Brother being side-stepped for Big Sister with regard to this issue?
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Nup, Nothing is going to change. What makes you think that our own government is in control?

This internet filtering is global, because the Rothschild family does not like people knowing what is going on.

It sort of bothers them that the internet has all the information that proves that 911 (and many other occult conspiracy s) was an inside job.

You know how they say "God save the Queen", or "God bless America"? Do you know which "God" they are really talking about?

Not many people know. And they like it that way, So the internet is going to be hit hard. That's if they can get away with it.

Find the truth

PS: I do to much research lol
 
electronicmaster said:
Jay Rockefeller: Internet should have never existed
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The interesting point here is that they never advise to fix the real security issue. That security issue is Microsoft products, because only Microsoft products have "any form" of security issue.

Keep in mind that Governments and 85% - 90% of the world user base uses Microsoft. Even if Microsoft Advertises (in every new MS Windows releases) "Windows is more Faster and Secure than ever", you still have the same security BUGS. You also already know the Operating system runs slower because you need to upgrade your hardware.

You are already aware of the Viruses. Funny how 99% of all known Viruses only effect Microsoft Windows. This is because of the Operating System design, not user popularity.

I know this because I have designed my own Computer Operating Systems, and none of them have had a virus attack in the last ten years.

However, if one (a true expert) wants to get into your PC via the Internet? They will, but it is done by hand as they need to route to your PC directly.
No OS no matter what security measures are in place will survive that attack, unless your data is on a CD ROM or DVD ROM. And those medias are not in the PC during the time of attack.
 
Obama Internet kill switch plan approved by US Senate
President could get power to turn off Internet

Here is preview of this storry:-

By Grant Gross
Published: 11:02 GMT, 25 June 10

A US Senate committee has approved a wide-ranging cybersecurity bill that some critics have suggested would give the US president the authority to shut down parts of the Internet during a cyberattack.

Senator Joe Lieberman and other bill sponsors have refuted the charges that the Protecting Cyberspace as a National Asset Act gives the president an Internet "kill switch." Instead, the bill puts limits on the powers the president already has to cause "the closing of any facility or stations for wire communication" in a time of war, as described in the Communications Act of 1934, they said in a breakdown of the bill published on the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee website.

The committee unanimously approved an amended version of the legislation by voice vote Thursday, a committee spokeswoman said. The bill next moves to the Senate floor for a vote, which has not yet been scheduled.
 
I can't see Gillard pushing for anything to extreme.. she seems level headed enough not to get too carried away... at least for the time being. Or at most an Opt-in variant. Or is the GFW off the agenda .. for good?

However if you are concerned that British or US visitors to Australia are unable to watch their favourite shows on the BBC’s iPlayer or the US network’s Hulu service. .. there are some suggestions in the following link!:D

HOW TO: watch Hulu, BBC iPlayer and more in Australia

or on a more serious note, if you want to be reminded how lucky we are ATM.. with our internet freedom them it's worth visiting

Reporters without Borders

or even download a doc on just how much trouble it is to bypass authoritarian regimes restrictions.

http://en.rsf.org/IMG/pdf/guide_gb_md-2.pdf

Personally, I've never used proxies etc. so I can't comment on their usefulness or recommend any. But the above does make interesting reading.
 
Oh dear, Conroy is back to his old tricks again... if you want to opt-out of the filter then you're obviously a paedophile. As the article says, after 2 years of technical argument as to why censorship will not work all he can come up with is this type of rubbish. Can't think of a time I've ever been more disgusted in the political processes in this country.

Q: What's your personal view of the opt-out and opt-in provisions that could be added to the filter legislation are they a possibility or a good idea or…

Conroy: I'm not into opting into child pr0n.
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http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-a...-qim-not-into-opting-into-child-pornq?start=1



 
captain black said:
Oh dear, Conroy is back to his old tricks again... if you want to opt-out of the filter then you're obviously a paedophile. As the article says, after 2 years of technical argument as to why censorship will not work all he can come up with is this type of rubbish. Can't think of a time I've ever been more disgusted in the political processes in this country.



http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-a...-qim-not-into-opting-into-child-pornq?start=1
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It's the old "Either you are with me or against me" argument. No room for difference of opinion or perspective. The same argument George Bush used to marshall international support for his invasion of Iraq. Of course he is right, right?
 
captain black said:
Oh dear, Conroy is back to his old tricks again... if you want to opt-out of the filter then you're obviously a paedophile. As the article says, after 2 years of technical argument as to why censorship will not work all he can come up with is this type of rubbish. Can't think of a time I've ever been more disgusted in the political processes in this country.



http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-a...-qim-not-into-opting-into-child-pornq?start=1
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Yep, what I thought. Nothing has changed. Same government.

I am strongly opposed to child pr0n - it sickens me. But will these creeps will be stopped by internet filtering? I doubt it very much. At best, it might (big might) slow them down temporarily.

IMO, to use child pr0n as their reason for internet filtering could more likely be the excuse to filter any information/news they don't want Oz citizens to see. But then that's probably stating the obvious - lol

:2twocents
 
sails said:
IMO, to use child pr0n as their reason for internet filtering could more likely be the excuse to filter any information/news they don't want Oz citizens to see. But then that's probably stating the obvious - lol

:2twocents
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This was posted a couple of years ago so some may have missed it: https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?p=368995&highlight=Hitler#post368995
Mein Kampf; the Ralph Manheim translation published by Houghton-Mifflin, 1943. pg 403.

Perfect explanation IMO.
 
More Orwellian moves:

Source: http://www.smh.com.au/technology/bl...om-in-2010-looks-like-1984/20100618-ykr9.html
....intends to link the information gathered from monitoring your internet activities to identifiers such as your passport number open up the real possibility of mashing together all of the personal information available in your data matching matrix to (your income, your tax history, you bank account details, your medical records for starters) to your online life....
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Thanks for the update Dr Smith.

In response to that I sent this to people on my email list:

Well it seems that Herr comrade Julia is painted with the same brush as Herr Dudd.
Now it's time for people to stand up and act.

I will be getting onto my useless federal member and my state senators regarding this draconian mandatory filter. Time to vote against these paranoid politicians that want to put in place the tools of thought control.

Do YOU intend to do anything?
Or do you like the thought that the government of the day can decide (with this mandatory filter) what you can and can't read particularly those things the government thinks you shouldn't read like information they deem against the interests of them staying in power or being able to research the misuse of government power and so on.

This is one step away from a totalitarian state people. Wake up and do something if you don't want to be controlled by the government. If you find what I am saying a bit in your face then so be it - it is the price we all must pay.

People have died for the freedoms you currently enjoy - stop this government from taking those freedoms away and ending up with George Orwell's description: "If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stomping on a human face -- forever."

If you don't want that boot stomping on your face, then act now and tell your federal member and senators you do not want a MANDATORY internet filter. Tell them an OPTIONAL filter maintains our right to freedom from oppressive governments.

ISP filtering legislation on the way | The Australian:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/aus...ation-on-the-way/story-e6frgakx-1225889109550
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Feel free to use any part of this for your own campaign against this increasingly Fascist government.

"Whatever you do will be insignificant, but it is very important that you do it." -Mahatma Gandhi.
 
And just for a bit of inspiration from others before us:

Augustine observed that without justice, a government is nothing but a band of thieves.

"All legislation and all laws are ultimately enforced by the government holding a loaded gun to your head" - my own thoughts

"It is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." - Voltaire

When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right." -- Victor Hugo
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drsmith said:
Under the radar ?

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/aus...ation-on-the-way/story-e6frgakx-1225889109550

It would be good to see the Coalition's position on this.
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They appear to be sitting on the fence.
See my post above No. 421 quoting response to my question from my local National member.

Given Tony Abbott's ultra conservative views, I wouldn't hold out too much hope of the Coalition not supporting the legislation, unless they simply perceive it as a vote changer in the election. The greens will definitely not support it.
 
"dark" side to be monitored

PM vows to block 'dark side' of net


http://www.theage.com.au/national/pm-vows-to-block-dark-side-of-net-20100707-100og.html

JULIA Gillard says she is aware of public concerns over the mandatory internet filter interfering with ''legitimate use'' but has vowed to push ahead with the controversial proposal.

In her first comments on the filter since assuming the Labor leadership, Ms Gillard told ABC radio in Darwin yesterday that the proposal was an effort to control the ''dark side'' of communications technology.

''Images of child abuse, child pornography - they are not legal in our cinemas,'' the Prime Minister said.

''Why should you be able to see them on the internet? I think that's the kind of moral, ethical question at the heart of this.''

Ms Gillard indicated Communications Minister Stephen Conroy might tweak parts of the proposed filter before it was introduced.

''I understand that there's a set of … technical concerns about internet speed, and also concerns that somehow this accidentally doesn't move into taking away legitimate use of the internet,'' she said.

Vocal filter critic Mark Newton said the comments showed Ms Gillard was not going to use the change of leadership to moderate the party's position on the issue.

What about the thinking side?????

Ban this!!!!

 

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