Australia moves toward mandatory ISP filtering

[Scott]

Mandatory ISP filtering legislation will be introduced in Australia around the middle of 2010, after which there will be a one-year period to implement and activate the filtering technology.

The Australian federal government on Tuesday announced it will introduce amendments to the Broadcasting Services Act, which will by 2011 require all ISPs to block refused-classification-rated material hosted on overseas servers.

As part of the new legislation, the government intends to explore what additional process could be implemented around how Web sites are added to the government's "Refused Classification" (RC) list.

The obvious contender for the new RC list's oversight is the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA), which manages a list of locally hosted illegal content, and issues so-called "take-down" notices to local operators.

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-10415539-93.html

Seriously? What the **** is happening over in AUS? Taking notes from China now?

[Steve]

kinda sad

[Chrispy]

Prolly gonna happen next year too for NZ.

[atholon]

That's interesting, didn't hear about that one.

[MERMITE]

I heard last week that a computer group is about to start up there own political party
they are currently looking for 500 members, they'll get that 'No Sweat' considering all the govt. hassle we've had with censorship and control issues.

..just can't remeber the name, but you should google it

"M"

[Chrispy]

Something that was somewhat interesting to read regarding the issue - I feel the same way:

http://www.geekzone.co.nz/foobar/6012

[Sam]

really sad

[Hellfighter]

no then is secure at all, not that been at that ether. 1950------2009 some one out there see and listing what is going on, air waves, ISP, telephone, cell-phones....all are unsecured

person i think they like to keep track of the money flow and get their cut of spending people doing out side their country at the same time limited what they can do and block item from being said or buy into

[Sen]

Big Brother's getting bigger.