[AusNOG] Conroy announcement on filtering

[Julian De Marchi]

Matthew Moyle-Croft wrote:
> Julian,
> My main issue is that this is pointless window dressing.   It provides a "solution" for http only.  It's trivially bypassed (and admitted so in the report).   
> 
> So, it's not going to stop a child looking a inappropriate content (there's far more than ACMA's list) nor is it going to stop people looking at abhorrent content .
> 
> Nor is it going to do anything to stop the actual harm of children.
> 
> eg: From the last 24 hours of news coverage.
> 
> http://www.news.com.au/national/police-question-man-over-assaults-on-boys-at-mcdonalds-restaurants/story-e6frfkwi-1225810485673
> 
> or 
> 
> http://www.smh.com.au/national/girl-living-in-care-raped-by-five-men-20091214-kqoh.html
> 
> So EPIC FAIL award goes Conroy for failing to do anything useful here.

I totally agree with you Matt. I am curious; in the report it states
that ISPs can front the cost for the filtering technologies(Like they
do overseas). Would the ISPs then pass this on to the consumer by way
of higher connection prices, or a fee/levy?

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