[LINK] ACMA Report: Closed Environment Testing of ISP - Level Internet Content Filters
Michael Meloni
mike at somebodythinkofthechildren.com
Fri Aug 1 15:31:39 AEST 2008
Stilgherrian wrote:
> On 01/08/2008, at 3:01 PM, Sylvano wrote:
>
>> ACMA's report on "Closed Environment Testing of ISP - Level Internet
>> Content Filters" available at their site:
>>
>> "This report presents the findings of the closed environment testing
>> of
>> ISP-level filters conducted in 2008."
>>
>>
>> http://www.acma.gov.au/webwr/_assets/main/lib310554/isp-level_internet_content_filtering_trial-report.pdf
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/5lb5d3
>>
>
> My analysis of what it means here:
> "Crikey: Internet filters a success, if success = failure"
> http://stilgherrian.com/politics/crikey-internet-filters-a-success-if-success-failure/
>
> Stil
>
>
>
Here's my comment on it from yesterday's Crikey:
---
'The Tasmanian filtering trial is a failure. Why? The miracle filter
Senator Conroy says showed less than 2% network degradation was also one
of the least accurate at identifying adult and inappropriate websites.
All of the filters were ineffective (on average thirteen clicks before a
filtered user could access pornography) and there was an unacceptable
rate of overblocking. Worse, there was no analysis of circumvention
methods and that's crucial to understanding why filters are generally
regarded as futile. Filtering can be bypassed in minutes by a savvy net
user and in an hour by anyone following instructions. Take into account
that Senator Conroy wants to block websites that are "inappropriate" for
children and you’ve got to wonder why only 3930 URLs were tested. How
small does Senator Conroy think the internet is? Kevin Rudd made his
mark in history on Sorry day. Now I think Senator Conroy wants to make his.'
---
I've seen one person saying the trial is a success (well, two if you
count Senator Conroy). My analysis and comparison between the report and
what Conroy said at
http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com/why-the-tasmanian-filtering-trial-is-a-failure/
There's also a more technical critique in the comments.
--
Michael Meloni
http://www.somebodythinkofthechildren.com
http://www.netalarmed.com
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