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Re: The Technology Liberation Front » Archive » Australian ISP-Level Content Filtering Report Released

Curly — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:10:45 -0000

I have just read about this and am outraged! If Australia goes down this path, the precedent will be set for other western liberal democracies to follow suit.
I would fear even more for freedoms in "Big Brother" Britain, and elsewhere.

Re: The Technology Liberation Front » Archive » Australian ISP-Level Content Filtering Report Released

Adam_Thierer — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 10:11:27 -0000

A critique of the report can be found on the always-entertaining Australian blog "Somebody Think of the Children!"

Re: The Technology Liberation Front » Archive » Australian ISP-Level Content Filtering Report Released

ryanradia — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:21:20 -0000

Low Probability of Circumvention?

That's funny. From anonymizers to foreign proxy servers to SSL-encrypted VPNs, there are just too many ways to get around ISP-level filtering for censorship to be anything more than a minor hassle for a competent user.

I suppose there's a bright side to this filtering. More users subject to ISP-level filtering creates more demand for anti-censorware, which is a good thing. Hopefully with more smart people trying to figure out ways to circumvent filtering, it will become even clearer that the dedicated individual will always stay a step ahead.

That said, I don't object if ISPs want to offer opt-in, server-side filtering. If it's easier, cheaper, and more effective than PC-filtering for concerned parents, and it keeps kids from seeing stuff their parents are uncomfortable with, then what's the harm?