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Teen Hacks $84 Million Porn Filter in 30 Minutes
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."
When are people going to accept that teenagers are sexual beings too.
How about when teens start having the financial means to support the resulting children?
As soon as you move out of your parents' basement.
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But hey, keep on rocking in the free world, I'm not a parent and it's not my job to tell anyone else how to be one.
:P
Too late.
I'm sensing a karma burn here, but what good is having it if you don't use it
Ah, yes, by going with th 95% majority you will lose your precious karma.
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It's the hedonistic pleasure part of porn that is the problem. Teach children to not engage in materialistic pleasures and they won't be so interested in porn.
this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom. -- Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
Yes, I'm a loser. So what does that make these people who spend 84 million to stop their kids from "not listening" just to watch their kids defeat it and still "not listen" and brag about it on the interweb?
Good argument skippy. Maybe one day we will all have endless money so we can let our children grow up with no rules that they have to pay attention to.
Hmmm, must be something in the water supply because it seems people on here can't distinguish between getting pleasure from porn by yourself and pleasure from sex with a spouse. I never said a person can't enjoy sex. The issue is about enjoying porn anyway but since you brought it up I'll respond by saying that sex is both for procreation and for pleasure but we shouldn't separate the pleasure from that and use sex solely for that reason. Of course, those who don't look at the bigger picture and just want pleasure will say that is a horrible idea and to that I say that if you can't even entertain the idea that sex shouldn't be used solely for pleasure then don't even bother joining in this conversation. Sex is not inherently a materialistic pleasure and thus is not included in my statement that we should teach children to not engage in materalistic pleasures. We treat sex as such but it is not one inherently. Of course, the people who make the porn movies are the epitomy of turning sex into merely a pleasure act. If you think about it, it wouldn't have been very wise of God to allow us to procreate but make it painful to do so. We wouldn't have survived very long.
this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom. -- Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
Sure if you are an idiot and don't know how to control yourself. Oh wait, you did respond with a knee jerk reaction to my post. Nevermind. Carry on. Before you go, let me leave you with something. Too much pleasure is a bad thing if it means you are addicted to it (porn, money, etc.) and it affects your life and relationships. Therefore pleasure is good as long as it is received responsibly. Taking pleasure in something that was not meant solely for that (sex) is not a good thing because you devalue it. Endorsing that behavior (watching porn) devalues sex as well and in addition you end up taking pleasure in yourself. It's a little bit akin to vanity in my opinion. We wouldn't want kids to prefer pleasuring themselves over someone else (when watching porn) not to mention the fact that they are abusing the method we were given to procreate in order to accomplish their materalistic goals.
this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom. -- Lincoln, Gettysburg Address
Typical liberal, stupid skank that can't think beyond the end of her perceived oppression. Blame men for all the ills of the world rather than think for yourself or God forbid, actually take responsibility for your own actions. YOU are what's wrong with this world. At least the Muslims keep bitches like you in line.