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Teen Hacks $84 Million Porn Filter in 30 Minutes

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the worth-every-penny dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Tom Wood, a Year 10 Australian student has cracked the federal government's $84-million Internet porn filter in just 30 minutes. He can deactivate the filter in several clicks in such a way that the software's icon is not deleted which will make his parents believe the filter is still working. Tom says it is a matter of time before some computer-savvy kid puts the bypass on the Internet for others to use."

2 of 479 comments (clear)

  1. Here's a link to a real news article... by stoicfaux · · Score: 5, Informative

    The header links to a ad-laden, news light article. Here's a link to a better story with a tad more facts: http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22304224-421, 00.html

  2. Here is the actual story, not blogger's article by Kaptain+Kruton · · Score: 4, Informative

    http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22304224-421, 00.html
    The summary: A 16 year old student wanted porn. He got it in 30 minutes. The government tried to fix the filter. The 16 year old student wanted more porn. He got more in 40 minutes. 16 year old says the porn filter is waste of money.