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Technical Specs Released For Aussie Net Filtering

Posted by timothy on from the for-a-limited-time-only dept.

smallkathryn writes "Technical specifications have just been released for the Australian net filtering trial. The trial, which aims to prove that ISP-level filtering is a viable way to stop 'unwanted content' from reaching users, will go live on 24 December. The trial will involve ISPs choosing a commercially available hardware filter from an internet content filter (ICF) vendor, adding it to their networks, then loading the blacklist of unwanted sites. Still no indication of how peer-to-peer information will be addressed."

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  1. Encryption by vvaduva · · Score: 5, Insightful

    This is the time to invest in and bring to market an encryption product to the masses in Australia. What would stop a US company from selling cheap VPN tunnels to end users down under?

    1. Re:Encryption by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Insightful

      What would stop a US company from selling cheap VPN tunnels to end users down under?

      Not a damn thing. Which is one of the primary reasons why this whole thing is such a stupid pointless waste of time and money.

  2. Unwanted? by Tubal-Cain · · Score: 5, Insightful

    then loading the blacklist of unwanted sites.

    Obviously someone wants these sites, else there would be no need to blacklist them.

    1. Re:Unwanted? by QuantumG · · Score: 5, Insightful

      Actually. The government's assumption is that reasonable Australians don't want to see hard core porn and other "offensive" material. You disagree? Oh, you're just being unreasonable.

      This is what decades of tolerating film and media classification has done to us.

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      How we know is more important than what we know.