[LINK] Internet filtering plan may extend to peer-to-peer traffic, says Stephen Conroy

[Stilgherrian]

On 23/12/2008, at 3:47 PM, Richard Chirgwin wrote:
> The more hucksterish of the filter vendors will claim to be able to
> identify the amount of skin tone in images, which I don't much  
> believe...

Oh this happens. But "lots of skin tone" also removes a family's  
photos of their holiday at the beach, and a high-school art class'  
access to their renaissance painting project. Or a site providing  
information on how to detect breast cancer.

And of course "naked skin" != "pornography"


> Getting inside packets is vastly more intrusive; also orders of
> magnitude more effort required.
> </oversimplification>

Yes, especially if the traffic is encrypted.

Stil


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