[LINK] is this legal to access in Australia?
Marghanita da Cruz
marghanita at ramin.com.au
Wed Dec 16 12:03:03 AEDT 2009
Jan Whitaker wrote:
> After the new blacklist comes into force, will articles like this
> freely published in Wired magazine be banned? and how exactly would
> they do this?
>
> http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/12/decaf-cofee/
>
<snip>
The article seems to be about breaking
microsoft's security. Jokes aside, I
think the relevant legislation is
already in place, and hasn't been
revoked, all the black listing may
acheive is to block the page or the site
as I guess it would for any other
illegal material - after you have
reported it.
Google has an interesting bit in their
article...
>
> Exposing politically controversial topics for public debate is vital for democracy. Homosexuality was a crime in Australia until 1976 in ACT, NSW in 1984 and 1997 in Tasmania. Political and social norms change over time and benefit from intense public scrutiny and debate. The openness of the Internet makes this all the more possible and should be protected.
<http://google-au.blogspot.com/2009/12/our-views-on-mandatory-isp-filtering.html>
Guess there will be a bit more of a
delay on tweets....how many censors
would it take?
Marghanita
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