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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. Re:URL based to start with by gujo-odori · · Score: 0, Troll

    Child pornography is not "information." Child pornography is a product made through the rape and other sexual abuse of children.

    Since no one could possibly believe that CP is just "information" (and I have a very low opinion of the intelligence of most people), the most likely explanation for your position on this is that you are a consumer and/or producer of child pornography yourself.

    Never a legitimate reason to stop information? That's so ridiculous it's beneath discussion.