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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."

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  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