[AusNOG] Oh this is a good laugh.

[Brad Gould]

And we get all the joy of policing Government policy.

Its obviously evidence based policy?  right?  right?

Clowns.

Brad



On 22/06/2010 15:05, Steve Lisson wrote:
> I love the part of the article:
>
> MacGibbon acknowledged the measure might sound harsh but noted that we
> expect this level of regulatory approach in the offline world, likening
> it to car safety regulations such as those forcing people to wear seat
> belts.
>
> Woot! We are getting internet seatbelts!
>
> What other kinds of 'protection' will the government want to implement?
> :)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Richard
> Sent: Tuesday, 22 June 2010 3:18 PM
> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Oh this is a good laugh.
>
> *Sigh*
>
> One can only hope that the Kogan 'Portector' is on the approved list!
>
>
> On Tue, 2010-06-22 at 14:45 +1000, Sean K. Finn wrote:
>>
> http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/security/secure-your-pc-or-lo
> se-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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