[AusNOG] Oh this is a good laugh.

[Kai]

*facepalm*

Another crazy idea, what drugs are they smoking?

Sux when people in power think crazy idea's like this will actually work, not because they "want to protect the people" mind you, we all know they just want the database. They didn't get the Australia Card so TFN was the next best thing...

Funny how they never consult the industries that will be affected by this legislation, and when they do and there's a huge backlash, they ignore it anyway.

Lets just hope it doesn't get implemented.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean K. Finn" <sean.finn at ozservers.com.au>
To: "ausnog at ausnog.net" <ausnog at ausnog.net>
Sent: Tuesday, 22 June, 2010 2:15:08 PM GMT +09:30 Darwin
Subject: [AusNOG] Oh this is a good laugh.





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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