sylvestor rants about stuff
The following is a very important read. It doesn't matter what country you live in...the fact is, if this sort of Government policy is upheld and the Australian Government is successful in implementing such a poor, unsatisfactory approach to the whole "who's going to protect the children?" policy then it will have such broad ramifications for all internet users, all connected citizens! Australia WILL become a model! It will become the PRECEDENT. A free and democratic country...
March, 5 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Under Sarkozy, France is moving to a more proactive enforcement model that removes or blocks content at the source, rather than being content to go after lawbreakers. As a consequence, however, France will now have one of the toughest censorship regimes of any robust democracy in the Western hemisphere—though Australia is giving France a good run for its money on the worldwide stage. Journalists in neighboring countries have been quick to pounce. Germany's Der Spiegel wondered...
February, 19 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
"This difference is, of course, that the decision as to what is be viewed and what is not is moved from a choice made by an individual to a compulsion imposed by a government agency, without transparency to the individual that a decision is being made," the submission said."Use of compulsion rightly calls for special vigilance to ensure that denial of choice is fully justified. Special safeguards are appropriate and necessary where there is also no transparency to the user...
February, 16 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
TEPHEN CONROY EXTENDED INTERVIEW by Hungry Beast February 9, 2010 at 05:35pm Dan Ilic talks with Senator Conroy about the Rudd Government's proposed mandatory internet filter and more.--> Dan Ilic talks with Senator Conroy about the Rudd Government's proposed mandatory internet filter and more. by Hungry Beast February 9, 2010 at 05:35pm via hungrybeast.abc.net.au It is vital that, not only Australian, but any internet user be...
February, 11 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
146 comments Suzanne Dvorak Today marks Safer Internet Day, a day observed by more than 50 countries across the globe to promote safer and more responsible use of online technology, particularly among children and young people. Children wade into the world of technology at increasingly younger ages - by the time they become teenagers, the technological divide between generations can pose challenges for parents who want to guide their children safely through the virtual...
February, 11 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
Coalition "yet to be convinced" mandatory ISP-level filtering will be effective The Federal Opposition has renewed its call for an independent audit of the Rudd Government’s mandatory ISP-level filtering trial. In a blog post, Opposition Communications Minister Tony Smith wrote that the Federal Coalition supported “sensible and workable measures” to protect children from inappropriate online content. However, the Coalition was yet to be convinced that mandatory filtering...
February, 11 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
By Jacquelyn Holt, ZDNet.com.au 10 February 2010 01:40 PM Tags: abc, filter, conroy, google, internet, survey, beast, hungry update A survey commissioned by the ABC's Hungry Beast, has found that 80 per cent of respondents supported Labor's proposed filter. The poll, conducted by McNair Ingenuity Research, chose 1,000 Australian phone numbers to call regarding the Federal Government's proposed mandatory internet...
February, 11 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves
ASHER MOSES February 11, 2010 - 2:07PM Comments 47 Google says it will not "voluntarily" comply with the government's request that it censor YouTube videos in accordance with broad "refused classification" (RC) content rules. Communications Minister Stephen Conroy referred to Google's censorship...
February, 11 2010 • 0 Comments • 0 Faves