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By: tim

tim — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:42:13 +0000

heres my slightly more caustic response
http://www.spyjournal.biz/node/337

By: KerryJ

KerryJ — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 06:28:57 +0000

The self righteousnous of the statement “‘Labor makes no apologies to those that argue that any regulation of the internet is like going down the Chinese road … If people equate freedom of speech with watching child pornography, then the Rudd-Labor Government is going to disagree.’”
harks back to early post 911 GeorgeW philosophy: If you aren’t for us, you’re a porn loving, unpatriotic, terrorist, commie pervert.

By: Mike Minutillo

Mike Minutillo — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:50:56 +0000

Do I get a tax rebate by opting out of the (no doubt) expensive filtering service?

By: Des Walsh

Des Walsh — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:40:24 +0000

My question is, where is The Great Rudd in all of this. Is he waiting to see if Conroy will come a gutser on this and step in, a la Hawkie in years gone by, to rescue the nation from some inept ministerial behaviour? Or is it a devilish plot by dark forces to weaken Conroy’s cred as a net-savvy operator in the coming Great Broadband Conflict?

By: Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:31:58 +0000

Not that there’s any information on how the opt-out process works yet, but I expect there’d be some kind of disclaimer to sign. Perhaps that disclaimer would give the ISP (or government) the right to monitor and audit your internet use for signs of illegal activity…

By: Nick Hodge

Nick Hodge — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:26:16 +0000

scary thought! logic part of my brain is firing up.

If you opt-in to get the “illegal stuff”, you have shown that you intend to do something bad?

There must be a legal term for this… legal peeps?

By: Leslie

Leslie — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:20:02 +0000

If the government insists that it is blocking illegal content, does the existence of an opt-out provide tacit approval for people to access that content?