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[Kim Holburn]

On 2008/Dec/08, at 11:22 AM, David Goldstein wrote:
> As for those on this list who are horrified at the prospects, I'm  
> waiting for a plan on an alternative that can at least meet some of  
> what Conroy wants. Be realistic - if you just oppose everything in  
> toto, you'll be ignored.
>
> But if you come up with a plan that achieves a lot of what Conroy  
> wants, you may get somewhere.
>
> The strategic thinking on this issue, and others, on this list is  
> appalling.

If you think that what is proposed is bad and dangerous and the  
solutions at worst silly and annoying why shouldn't you be horrified?   
Why shouldn't you object rather than finding a plan that achieves what  
Conroy wants?

On 2008/Dec/08, at 9:03 AM, David Goldstein wrote:
> There is a report that shows what happens in the UK, and other  
> countries Conroy quotes, by the NSW Parliamentary Library.
>
> The report notes:
> "As BT itself admits, the Cleanfeed system is intended to prevent  
> users inadvertently accessing illegal material."


It's easy enough to create a click-though page like Google's phishing  
page:

The website you were about to visit may be a terrorist website.  It  
may have such convincing arguments for terrorism that you may become a  
terrorist simply by viewing the web page.  If you really want to visit  
the site, click on the link at the bottom of the page but be aware  
that your IP address and other details about you may be forwarded to  
the Australian police and US department of homeland security.


Or:

The website you were about to view may contain pornographic images  
involving underage cartoon characters which is illegal under  
Australian law (http://www.news.com.au/story/ 
0,27574,24767202-2,00.html).  It may be illegal under Australian law  
to be found to have images from this site on your computer.  If you  
visit the site by clicking on the link below your details will be  
forwarded to the Australian police, child protection agency.

Or:

The Australian Government has determined that the website you are  
about to view contains things that the Australian Government has  
deemed illegal.  If you persist on visiting the site through the link  
below details about you will be forwarded to certain Australian  
government departments.  If you are not an Australian citizen you may  
be faced with detention and deportation.


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