[AusNOG] Fed Govt's filtering trial results are out

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Fed Govt's filtering trial results are out: exerpts from the press
release appear below...

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Measures to improve safety of the internet for families

The Australian Government today announced further details of its
approach to improve safety on the internet for Australian families.

The Government’s approach to cyber-safety has been informed by the
Government’s trial of internet filtering and extensive industry
feedback about the most appropriate way to improve safety online.

The cyber-safety measures announced today include:

Introduction of mandatory ISP-level filtering of Refused
Classification (RC) –rated content.
A grants program to encourage the introduction of optional filtering
by Internet Service Providers, to block additional content as
requested by households.
An expansion of the cyber-safety outreach program run by the
Australian Communications and Media Authority and the Cyber-Safety
Online Helpline – to improve education and awareness of online safety.
The Government is also introducing new transparency measures to ensure
the public can have absolute confidence in the process for material
being placed on the RC Content list.

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy,
Senator Stephen Conroy, released publicly the Enex Test Laboratory
report into the pilot trial of Internet Service Provider (ISP)-level
filtering.


etc at:

http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/115