[AusNOG] Why No Form Of Censorship Is A Good Thing

[Kai]

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark Newton" <newton at internode.com.au>
>To: "Kai" <vk6ksj at westnet.com.au>
>Cc: "ausnog" <ausnog at ausnog.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, 20 July, 2010 10:01:41 AM GMT +09:30 Darwin
>Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Why No Form Of Censorship Is A Good Thing
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>On 20/07/2010, at 9:49 AM, Kai wrote:
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> Yeah, I know that but the way Conroy's going he'll use anything as ammunition as "pro-filter" even if it has >nothing do to with filtering, and more about parenting, 
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>He can't, because he's nailed his colors to the wall on only
>touching Refused Classification.
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>Nothing described in that article is Refused Classification.  
>The ALP's grand plan wouldn't make a whit of difference to any
>of it.

They never mentioned anything about a compulsory filter at last election either, but they still wanna do it.
Considering all Conroy's backflips and announcements about "portals" he doesn't give any reason to trust any technology based idea's that he has. He's also working for government, last time I heard that is still classed as public service, ie working FOR us, not telling us what we want and that he's going to make it happen regardless.
Would you hire someone to work for your ISP if they had an attitude like that?

Also doesn't matter that RC isn't in the article, I'm sure he'll probably use the same old socially emotive term "protect the children" to wangle things into the filter, bit by bit. The writing's on the wall. What did ISP's, collectively, decide that could be done to educate people without using mainstream media?