Australian internet filter
 

The current and new labor goverment is trying to implement a mandatory filter over our internet at the isp level aka the great fire wall of china.

Need to take action now, because once the technology is in place who knows what will suddenly disappear from our internet.
as usual the 'save the children excuse' is being thrown around with the governments own tests showing an 80% drop in internet speeds.

there will be a choice between two black lists, one 'safe' for children and one that blocks out illegal material and god knows what else.
of course it will never actually accomplish its main goal as children are far too clever. But likely just end up as a mainstream censorship tool.

[url]http://nocleanfeed.com[/url]


and at least sign the petition if not send a letter to conroy

[url]http://petitions.takingitglobal.org/oznetcensorship[/url]

I think it will turn into something which ISP's will be forced to provide as an 'option' or 'recommendation' which can be applied to any account.

There will have to be an option to not have that applied to your account though surely??

Anonymous proxies over VPN's or simple SSL. That way they will not
know what you are surfing and will not be able to block it.

From an IT perspective it is impossible unless they can also control our PC's.

Doubt anyone will read it so I signed as Donald Duck with one of my shitty G mail addy's, fucked if you know who they will sell your info to, no disclaimer to sat they won't.

[QUOTE=RichX]There will have to be an option to not have that applied to your account though surely??[/QUOTE]

The plan is a blacklist for 'child safe surfing' and you can then switch that off where they will only block 'illegal' stuff.

There is no turn it off and have full internet access.

Krudd just turned us into China if this goes ahead...

[QUOTE=Kato]The plan is a blacklist for 'child safe surfing' and you can then switch that off where they will only block 'illegal' stuff.

There is no turn it off and have full internet access.

Krudd just turned us into China if this goes ahead...[/QUOTE]

So Tiananmen square never happened?

Where will they draw the line on their classification on illegal or immoral content?

For some donkey porn is disgusting, for others it is a daily part of life......

Rest assured I have started stock pilling hard core porn just in case, I will have my supply of Rocco ready to come out when this happens :P

here is an article explaining it.

[url]http://www.crikey.com.au/Media-Arts-and-Sports/20081017-And-the-Wankley-Award-goes-to-Conroys-net-filtering-scheme.html#comments[/url]

[url]http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1399635276;fp;16;fpid;0[/url]

Surely they cant just tell us what to view on the net, wheres the referendum?

The revolution is coming!!

[QUOTE=jezzamcbezza]The revolution is coming!![/QUOTE]
Zeitgeist [2008], a doco about how the world is being prepped for a one world government. Anyone who hasn't watched it yet, please do!! I've been a conspiracy nut for some time and this movie/doco puts most of them together. NOT a Michael Moore style (although he does raise good points) but this movie is almost gauranteed to make you start REALLY thinking.

Except most of the movie is false and has no factual basis.

It's [the movie] pretty interesting at the very least

[img]http://thejosevilson.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/v-for-vendetta-movie-x1.jpg[/img]

Updates about the senator trying to shut up critics of the plan

[url]http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081024-aussie-govt-dont-criticize-our-terrible-net-filters.html[/url]

Covered on Whirlpool...

[URL=http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1075390]Clicky Click[/URL]

Like I said, in its present form it is technologically impossible. Use a VPN
to get around whatever they install. Simple. The Govt are morons to
think they can enforce it. Within a week of it being installed there will
be easily downloadable tools to circumvent it.

anyone can get there ip address hidden or a floating ip i dont see how this can go anywere at all....

Awesome, looks like we're well on our way to becoming china. Next we'll be claiming New Zealand as our own (Tibet) and hiding it from the world

Im sure there will be ways around it but best to try to stop it now and save the hassle imo.

Staying on track with the Zeitgeist film, why not start censoring the Internet under the guise of "blocking porn" (or whatever) they wanted to block.

"Safe Internet browsing" to those in power means blocking people from seeing films / info like that movie ???

This is better than X files!!!

[QUOTE=Alternate]Awesome, looks like we're well on our way to becoming china. Next we'll be claiming New Zealand as our own (Tibet) and hiding it from the world[/QUOTE]

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8Q36-9UUQE[/url]

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo6fgZ-dbOw&feature=related[/url]

:D

[QUOTE=vyper][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8Q36-9UUQE[/url]

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo6fgZ-dbOw&feature=related[/url]

:D[/QUOTE]

Haha

100% Too Easy!

Agreed. There are so many smarter programmers out there then the government can get a hold of. New generation are literally raised on a computer, like they'll be able to stop anything....retards.

Three words -

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

[QUOTE=MY REXTC]Three words -

FREEDOM OF SPEECH[/QUOTE]
Memories of Ice-T come flooding back :D

Won't be long before we're all stamped, chipped and barcoded :icon_sad:

the plot thickens, family first wants all porn blocked!

[url]http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/10/27/australia-wants-ban-internet[/url]

there goes that off topic thread that is so popular around here :-\

God damn it...

How about they just turn the internet off. If this goes ahead, it will just create chaos - or everyone will just have an 'alternative' route to get their true internet.

[QUOTE=werticusness]the plot thickens, family first wants all porn blocked!

[url]http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/10/27/australia-wants-ban-internet[/url]

there goes that off topic thread that is so popular around here :-\[/QUOTE]

Reminds me of a Dr Cox rant off scrubs. “I am fairly sure that if they took porn off the internet, there would only be one website left and it would be called bring back the porn.”

More info supporting that Zeitgiest film / merging Canada+US+Mexico: [url]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1954933468700958565&hl=es[/url]

iinet boss slams conroy as incompetent.

[url]http://www.itwire.com/content/view/21799/127/[/url]

which he clearly is.

on the plus side, movie download speeds everywhere will quadriple :)

[QUOTE=Smokey]on the plus side, movie download speeds everywhere will quadriple :)[/QUOTE]
Not if this actually happens --> [url]http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24680709-951,00.html[/url]

[url]http://www.theage.com.au/news/home/technology/activists-target-net-censorship-plans/2008/11/27/1227491695981.html[/url]

finally fighting for a worthy cause ?

even anti kiddie fiddler groups don't want the filter.

[url]http://www.theage.com.au/news/home/technology/childrens-welfare-groups-slam-net-filters/2008/11/28/1227491813497.html[/url]

street protest anyone? :)

[url]http://apcmag.com/street_protests_planned_over_internet_filtering.htm[/url]

I have a better idea. Ban kids from the internet until they are 18?

[QUOTE=wannabox]Rest assured I have started stock pilling hard core porn just in case, I will have my supply of Rocco ready to come out when this happens :P[/QUOTE]


bahahahaaha! :D

thats funny shit

[url]http://www.itwire.com/content/view/22120/127/[/url]

[url]http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/12/05/2439048.htm[/url]