Conroy's Clean Feed Won't Block Child P*rn | newmatild. The Eternal Value of Privacy. By Bruce Schneier Wired NewsMay 18, 2006 Danish translation by Mikael HertigItalian translation by Paolo AttivissimoJapanese translation by yomoyomoFrench translation by Emmanuel BernatFrench translation by Judith StrauserGerman translation The most common retort against privacy advocates -- by those in favor of ID checks, cameras, databases, data mining and other wholesale surveillance measures -- is this line: "If you aren't doing anything wrong, what do you have to hide?
" Some clever answers: "If I'm not doing anything wrong, then you have no cause to watch me. " "Because the government gets to define what's wrong, and they keep changing the definition. " "Because you might do something wrong with my information. " My problem with quips like these -- as right as they are -- is that they accept the premise that privacy is about hiding a wrong. Two proverbs say it best: Quis custodiet custodes ipsos? We do nothing wrong when we make love or go to the bathroom.
ISP Filtering Live Pilot | Department of Broadband, Communicatio. As part of its commitment to examine the introduction of ISP-level filtering, the Australian Government conducted a live ISP filtering pilot in 2009 to provide valuable information on the effectiveness and efficiency of filters installed in 'real world' ISP networks. The pilot was managed by Enex TestLab, an independent testing laboratory. Participating ISPs A range of ISPs were selected to participate in the ISP filtering pilot—Highway 1, Nelson Bay Online, Netforce, OMNIconnect, Optus, Primus, TECH2U, Unwired, and Webshield. What was tested? The ISP filtering pilot was undertaken to determine key information about different ISP-level content filtering technologies when these are applied to: filtering a defined list of URLs, such as the current Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) blacklist (with around 1000 URLs at the time of testing), and in addition to the ACMA blacklist, filtering a wider range and volume of material.
Key findings Filtering additional categories of content. Net censorship trial report brings more questions than answers | Electronic Frontiers Australia today welcomed the release of the Government's Internet filtering report but predicted that the debate is far from over. "There are few surprises in this document," said EFA spokesperson Colin Jacobs. "Given the pilot's modest goals, it was designed from the beginning to pass.
Although it may address some technical issues, what it leaves out is far more important - exactly what will be blocked, who will decide, and why is it being attempted in the first place? " The report found that generally, ISPs were able to block a government-provided blacklist of several thousand web sites without a major impact on service levels. It also found that circumvention was trivial for motivated users, calling the effectiveness of the proposal into question. The report indicated that there were costs associated with filtering, which would hit smaller ISPs the hardest. It's not unexpected that the censorship proved technically possible. . – Ends – Background: About EFA: Australians Getting Raw Deal iPhone 3G Plans. Future of Media Summit Blog | iPhail. APF's National ID Campaign (HSAC) The Federal government calls it a ‘Human Services Access Card’ We call it for what it is: a National ID Card System This very successful campaign ran from the beginning of 2006 until late 2007.
The weight of evidence eventually resulted in a (Coalition-dominated) Senate Committee severely criticising the project. The Coalition all-but gave in, and the incoming Labor Government scrapped the project and the Office of Access Card very shortly after its election. Congratulations to Campaign Director, Anna Johnston, whose efforts over an extended period were instrumental in the Access Card's defeat; and to the many others who made significant contributions, especially Tim Warner of the Access Card No Way Campaign, other members of APF, and Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA)!
There has been a succession of attempts by bureaucrats and misguided politicians to impose a national identification scheme on Australians. Contents Overview This is a proposal to establish a National Identification Scheme.