Delenda Carthago
17th December 2009, 21:44
After China,after Cuba we have the "democratic" censorship!
Say hello to Pig Brother.And throw acid in his eye!
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/technology/6588770/green-light-for-internet-filter-plans/
The Federal Government will introduce compulsory internet filtering to block overseas sites which contain criminal content, including child sex abuse and sexual violence.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announced the changes today following a controversial trial to filter the internet which was conducted earlier this year.
Senator Conroy says some internet content is simply not suitable in a civilised society.
"It is important that all Australians, particularly young children, are protected from this material," he said.
"The Government believes that parents want assistance to reduce the risk of children being exposed to such material."
He says the Government will not determine what is blacklisted on the internet in Australia, rather an independent body will determine what sites are rated as RC for refused classification.
Legislation will be introduced into Parliament next year which will require all ISPs to block material which has been refused classification in other countries.
This would include sites containing child sex abuse, bestiality, sexual violence or detailed information about how to use drugs or commit crimes.
The filtering trial attracted criticism from some who said it would not work and would slow internet speeds.
But Senator Conroy says the trial has been successful.
"Our pilot, and the experience of ISPs in many western democracies, shows that ISP level-filtering of a defined list of URLs can be delivered with 100 per cent accuracy," he said.
"It also demonstrated that it can be done with negligible impact on internet speed."
Grants will also be offered to ISPs to voluntarily block other content.
After the legislation is passed the filter will take 12 months to implement.
Senator Conroy says the Government will take steps to ensure the filter is transparent and people know why material is being blocked.
This may include measures which allow people to appeal the decision to block a page and notifications to websites that they have been blocked.
The Government has been trialling the filter since late May and was due to report in July on the outcomes of the trial.
It has faced fierce criticism that it will strangle free speech on the internet, is open to potential government abuse and will ban sites that should not be coming under scrutiny.
In March, an alleged list of about 1,000 sites already banned by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) was leaked online, revealing that harmless sites had also been marked as unacceptable.
Nine ISPs originally agreed to take part but iiNet pulled out of the trial in March, saying the filter would not work and was a dead parrot.
However, Optus joined the trial in April.
In May 2008, the Government said it would spend $125.8 million over four years on several measures to strengthen cyber safety, including the filter.
The Government maintains the filter is not designed to curtail freedom of speec
Say hello to Pig Brother.And throw acid in his eye!
http://au.news.yahoo.com/a/-/technology/6588770/green-light-for-internet-filter-plans/
The Federal Government will introduce compulsory internet filtering to block overseas sites which contain criminal content, including child sex abuse and sexual violence.
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announced the changes today following a controversial trial to filter the internet which was conducted earlier this year.
Senator Conroy says some internet content is simply not suitable in a civilised society.
"It is important that all Australians, particularly young children, are protected from this material," he said.
"The Government believes that parents want assistance to reduce the risk of children being exposed to such material."
He says the Government will not determine what is blacklisted on the internet in Australia, rather an independent body will determine what sites are rated as RC for refused classification.
Legislation will be introduced into Parliament next year which will require all ISPs to block material which has been refused classification in other countries.
This would include sites containing child sex abuse, bestiality, sexual violence or detailed information about how to use drugs or commit crimes.
The filtering trial attracted criticism from some who said it would not work and would slow internet speeds.
But Senator Conroy says the trial has been successful.
"Our pilot, and the experience of ISPs in many western democracies, shows that ISP level-filtering of a defined list of URLs can be delivered with 100 per cent accuracy," he said.
"It also demonstrated that it can be done with negligible impact on internet speed."
Grants will also be offered to ISPs to voluntarily block other content.
After the legislation is passed the filter will take 12 months to implement.
Senator Conroy says the Government will take steps to ensure the filter is transparent and people know why material is being blocked.
This may include measures which allow people to appeal the decision to block a page and notifications to websites that they have been blocked.
The Government has been trialling the filter since late May and was due to report in July on the outcomes of the trial.
It has faced fierce criticism that it will strangle free speech on the internet, is open to potential government abuse and will ban sites that should not be coming under scrutiny.
In March, an alleged list of about 1,000 sites already banned by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) was leaked online, revealing that harmless sites had also been marked as unacceptable.
Nine ISPs originally agreed to take part but iiNet pulled out of the trial in March, saying the filter would not work and was a dead parrot.
However, Optus joined the trial in April.
In May 2008, the Government said it would spend $125.8 million over four years on several measures to strengthen cyber safety, including the filter.
The Government maintains the filter is not designed to curtail freedom of speec