<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; ">> "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: arial; font-size: small; ">Yes, and the correct analogy would be that "if your car detects that</span></div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: arial; font-size: small; ">> your seatbelt isn't properly fastened, your car will refuse to leave<br>> your driveway"."</span></span><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><br></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; border-collapse: collapse; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: arial; font-size: small; "></span>I'd avoid that analogy as some already do similar.<div>
<br></div><div>We're dealing with politicians here, and unfortunately, a lot of them are of the mentality that if they can disprove your analogy then they've disproved your argument.</div></span><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:10 PM, Richard Phillis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:richard@staff.msi.net.au">richard@staff.msi.net.au</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Yes, and the correct analogy would be that "if your car detects that<br>
your seatbelt isn't properly fastened, your car will refuse to leave<br>
your driveway".<br>
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On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 15:35 +1000, Steve Lisson wrote:<br>
> I love the part of the article:<br>
><br>
> MacGibbon acknowledged the measure might sound harsh but noted that we<br>
> expect this level of regulatory approach in the offline world, likening<br>
> it to car safety regulations such as those forcing people to wear seat<br>
> belts.<br>
><br>
> Woot! We are getting internet seatbelts!<br>
><br>
> What other kinds of 'protection' will the government want to implement?<br>
> :)<br>
><br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a><br>
> [mailto:<a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a>] On Behalf Of Richard<br>
> Sent: Tuesday, 22 June 2010 3:18 PM<br>
> To: <a href="mailto:ausnog@ausnog.net">ausnog@ausnog.net</a><br>
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Oh this is a good laugh.<br>
><br>
> *Sigh*<br>
><br>
> One can only hope that the Kogan 'Portector' is on the approved list!<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 14:45 +1000, Sean K. Finn wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> <a href="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/security/secure-your-pc-or-lo" target="_blank">http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/security/secure-your-pc-or-lo</a><br>
> se-the-net-20100622-yuf5.html<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Australians would be unable to access the internet without having<br>
> > anti-virus and firewall programs installed and a virus-free machine<br>
> > under a new plan put forward by a year-long parliamentary cyber-crime<br>
> > inquiry.<br>
> ><br>
> > A prominent cyber-security consultant, Alastair MacGibbon, who is a<br>
> > former director of the AFP's Australian High Tech Crime Centre and<br>
> > eBay's former security chief, has called for the proposal to be taken<br>
> > a step further by forcing ISPs to actively monitor the security of<br>
> > users' machines and block them from connecting if their browser,<br>
> > security and operating system software is not up to standards.<br>
> ><br>
> > -Sigh-<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Great, now we're the babysitters for the nanny states, too.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
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