[AusNOG] Telstra manipulating DNS to block botnets

[Damien Gardner Jnr]

On 20/06/2012 11:40 AM, Mark Andrews wrote:
> As for centerlink there are alternatives to using the home internet.
>
The scary thing is, unless you want to brave the local library (and can 
find someone to talk you through doing it), they're very quickly pushing 
everyone to have the internet at home..

My mother was telling me last week how they had to help their 90yo 
neighbour setup a gmail account, and then sign up for centrelink online 
services, because the *only* way to claim the new carbon rebate for 
pensioners (where they get $x/year back for running a CPAP, electric 
wheelchair, etc), is via the centrelink website - and it's not from a 
section available via the computers that you can use *at* centrelink?!  
that rather blew me away as stupidity in the extreme..?

Cheers,

DG

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