[AusNOG] Oh this is a good laugh.

[Mark Smith]

On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 15:03:50 +1000
Daniel Hood <dsmhood at gmail.com> wrote:

> Come on guys.
> 
> If the government got rid of porn and piracy (think Conroy's magic
> filter) and viruses / botnets (latest article)... Then why the hell
> would aussies need 100mbps? If you take away those three things,
> theres just pretty much wikipedia and online banking... And I can't
> browse enough wikipedia to take up 1mbps let alone 100.
> 

I came across my old 300bps / 1200/75bps modem at my parent's place the
other day. I might just be useful again - glad I didn't throw it out.

> Daniel
> 
> On Tue, Jun 22, 2010 at 3:12 PM, Andrew E <edo at ohlawd.net> wrote:
> > 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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