[AusNOG] Confirmation of govt blackholing. Was: Re: Understanding lack of Aus connectivity to melbournefreeuniversity.org.

[Mark Smith]

From: Sam Silvester <sam.silvester at gmail.com>
>To: Bevan Slattery <bevan at slattery.net.au> 
>Cc: "ausnog at lists.ausnog.net" <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net> 
>Sent: Thursday, 16 May 2013 6:28 PM
>Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Confirmation of govt blackholing. Was: Re: Understanding lack of Aus connectivity to melbournefreeuniversity.org.
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>On Thursday, May 16, 2013, Bevan Slattery  wrote:
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>In some companies of scale network engineers focus on network engineering, rather than the work of management or legal teams.
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>>Not saying its right, just saying...
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>Equally, I'd suggest it's good practice for  management and legal decisions to have input or advice from technical teams.
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I'd also suggest it is worth remembering that the network engineers are the final defence against these abuses, because they're the ones who will be asked or choose to implement them. They are also both citizens and potential victims of these abuses. I think there is nothing wrong with ensuring that due process has been followed before you 'wr t'. As Voltaire said, "With great power comes great responsibility."