The Great Firewall of Australia

[TheEnd]

I haven't seen any mention of this yet (gimme an R?) but it seems bad things are brewing in Oz.

I've always like Australia for it's no nonsense, beer swilling, blokey attitude.
It's a real man's country, but there is talk of a National Internet filter to block thousands of websites.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/03/18/aussie_fir...

Already the list of blocked sites has been found/leaked, but it surprises me that Oz of all places wants to try something like that, following in the footsteps of China and North Korea.

Edited to add- it's pretty old news too! no wonder it didn't turn up in a recent search!"

Edited by TheEnd on Tuesday 15th December 21:12

[eldar]

Its only so the rest of the world can insult the Australians without them realising it.

They wouldn't want to se this, would they?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mpmyw2ZDRfo

[Tangent Police]

I'm surprised that Big Brother UK hasn't wanted to commendere the telescreens.

The interweb has to be one of the biggest threats to totalitarianism there is.

V Surprised to see the Oz lot are being censored.

I take it they will have a bunch of people on the case like China to shut down proxies, etc.

[TheEnd]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/15/2772...

OK, it seems it was voted against, an almost cancelled, but revived, hence it appearing on my radar today...

[gamefreaks]

I wouldn't worry.

Just use a proxy server outside of the country. Problem solved.

[Tangent Police]

gamefreaks said:

I wouldn't worry.

Just use a proxy server outside of the country. Problem solved.

Not if they are blocked as well.

[grumbledoak]

Tangent Police said:

Not if they are blocked as well.

Make the use of one illegal. Gaol the first few you catch.

[dudleybloke]

i can see TOR becoming more popular in australia.

[DAVEVO9]

Use this..

http://www.hidemyass.com/

[jaybkay]

Australia has done some very strange things over the years - one was a large list of banned books, and the list itself was secret.

[dudleybloke]

jaybkay said:

Australia has done some very strange things over the years - one was a large list of banned books, and the list itself was secret.

how do you know if its a banned book if theres no list?

[deviant]

TheEnd said:

I've always like Australia for it's no nonsense, beer swilling, blokey attitude.

Doesnt exist any more. Its gone the way of the nanny state where every single little facet of daily life has to have a law / rule / legislation attached to it.

[thinfourth2]

deviant said:

TheEnd said:

I've always like Australia for it's no nonsense, beer swilling, blokey attitude.

Doesnt exist any more. Its gone the way of the nanny state where every single little facet of daily life has to have a law / rule / legislation attached to it.

From what i have seen of Oz its way worse then the UK in nannyism

[Guybrush]

thinfourth2 said:

deviant said:

TheEnd said:

I've always like Australia for it's no nonsense, beer swilling, blokey attitude.

Doesnt exist any more. Its gone the way of the nanny state where every single little facet of daily life has to have a law / rule / legislation attached to it.

From what i have seen of Oz its way worse then the UK in nannyism

Agreed. Don't anyone be fooled by the matey blokey no-nonsense image. It is one of the most moron-run control freaky nannyish places to live.

[Iain H]

And suprisingly it is run by a Labour Government! Well there's a suprise!

[Dogwatch]

We do have the so-called Internet Watch Foundation though.
Similar idea but not quite so up front.

[Mclovin]

they can have a wasteful labour government though, they've got a load of natural resources to squander...

[Parrot of Doom]

Dogwatch said:

We do have the so-called Internet Watch Foundation though.
Similar idea but not quite so up front.

That would be the IWF that for a while, banned access to "Virgin Killer" on Wikipedia.

[deviant]

Mclovin said:

they can have a wasteful labour government though, they've got a load of natural resources to squander...

Unfortunately it does just get squandered. Here in WA we are the resources capital yet beyond the over priced property and cashed up bogans you cant see where the money has been used. It vanishes.

[collateral]

Um...?