[AusNOG] Oh this is a good laugh.

[Andrew E]

This raises so many questions, and it's wrong on so many levels. In 
short - I am disappoint.

I saw a similar article this morning and it was a facepalm moment. I 
think it would be better to invest in some education, which would maybe 
fix the root of the problem, rather than come up with these crazy schemes.

Andrew.

On 6/22/2010 2:45 PM, Sean K. Finn wrote:
>
> http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/security/secure-your-pc-or-lose-the-net-20100622-yuf5.html
>
> Australians would be unable to access the internet without having 
> anti-virus and firewall programs installed and a virus-free machine 
> under a new plan put forward by a year-long parliamentary cyber-crime 
> inquiry.
>
> A prominent cyber-security consultant, Alastair MacGibbon, who is a 
> former director of the AFP's Australian High Tech Crime Centre and 
> eBay's former security chief, has called for the proposal to be taken 
> a step further *by forcing ISPs to actively monitor the security of 
> users' machines and block them from connecting if their browser, 
> security and operating system software is not up to standards.*
>
> -Sigh-
>
> Great, now we're the babysitters for the nanny states, too.
>
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