Australian ISPs Required To Report Child Porn

rolling_or_jaded writes "As of the 1st of March 2005, Australian ISPs and web hosts will face fines of up to $55,000 if they can be used to access child pornography and do not refer the information to the police. Yikes. How on earth are the ISPs (and web hosts -- like my own very small-time and humble company) supposed to enforce this?"

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With vaporware

[surefooted1]

How on earth are the ISPs (and web hosts -- like my own very small-time and humble company) supposed to enforce this?
With vaporware!

it's simple

[Fo0eY]

just enable the evil bit of course

New jobs?

[wannabgeek]

Does it mean they're going to hire people to go through all porn and judge which is legal?! Where can I send my resume?!?!

Simple solution

[Jesus 2.0]

"As of the 1st of March 2005, Australian ISPs and web hosts will face fines of up to $55,000 if they can be used to access child pornography and do not refer the information to the police. Yikes. How on earth are the ISPs (and web hosts -- like my own very small-time and humble company) supposed to enforce this?"

Easy:

Dear Police,

My ISP can be used to access child pornography.

Thanks,

Every ISP on Earth

simple solution for an ISP...

[TheSHAD0W]

Set up a non-transparent firewall requiring everyone to use a web proxy to access the internet at large. Then, whenever someone accesses a file ending in .gif, .jpg, .bmp or .png using their browser, forward a copy of that file to the police along with a note stating that it may be an example of child pornography and asking them to investigate further. That should put you in complete compliance with the law.

Re:Don't demonise them

[Ligur]

Look at what defines child porn.

US: Sexual acts depicted on women under the age of 18
UK: Sexual acts depicted on women under the age of 16

So... If I paint a pornographic picture on my 17yo girlfriends belly, that's childporn?
*ducks*