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Aussies Hit the Streets Over Gov't Internet Filters
mask.of.sanity writes "Outraged aussies will hold simultaneous protests across Australia in opposition to the government's plans for mandatory ISP internet content filtering. The plan will introduce nation-wide filtered internet using blacklists operated by a government agency, away from public scrutiny. Politicians and ISPs will join protesters in the streets to voice their opposition to the government's plan, which has ploughed ahead, despite intense criticism that the technology will crippled internet speeds and infringe on free speech. Opponents said the most accurate filter chosen by the government will incorrectly block up to 10,000 Web pages out of 1 million."
The Great Firewall of OZ, Dorthy will be safe now.
The Goal: A long simple life filled with many complex toys.
"We have buttiduously canvbutted the industry, buttessed what is available and buttembled the finest selection of PFI contractors for this buttignment. The filters will buttociatively clbuttify all communications and filter then, I can butture you, rebuttemble them with surpbutting exacbreastude in any quanbreasty. Consbreastuents can be rebuttured that a mulbreastude of industry compebreastors will butture quality and keep our clbuttrooms safe. EDS Capita Goatse will not embarbutt us."
The first filtering offices will be set up in Arsenal, Penistone and Scunthorpe.
(Inspiration: The Daily WTF.)
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envisioning wallabees with didgery doos, and koalas with boomerangs marching the street...led proudly by a weathered and slightly under-dressed paul hogan.
Good people go to bed earlier.
"No mandatory ISP internet content filtering!!" "When do we want it?" "Before our copies of Quantum of Solace finish downloading!!"
will incorrectly block up to 10,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Web pages out of 1 decillion.
There, fixed that for you.
Sigs are for Terrorists.
No doubt those at the mercy's of company's such as Telstra and Westnet...
No doubt those at the mercy is of company is such as Telstra and Westnet...
There....fixed that for you. :/
"City hall" in German is "Rathaus" Kinda explains a few things......
if they do this in the USA, there will be blood. end of story.
Censorship only works while the public remains silent. The media is not at fault, it's our corrupt political system. We are resisting with words, with public protest which will come to blows. We will prevail.
Actually I knew we were getting a bunch of cock-wads and didn't vote for them. Those cock-wads would prefer it if you would mispell Labour as Labor.
and my probation specifically states that i am not supposed to think about children...
Govmint plowing forward despite widespread protest from people and politicians, eh? How's that democracy workin' out for yeh?
The trial is expected to use a blacklist of 10,000 banned Web pages,
I heard that this list was compiled from the proxy logs at Parliament House.