[LINK] Overview page about latest govt. mandatory blocking/censorship plan

[rene]

In the event that it may be useful/helpful to folks around here (either for 
their own info in trying to comprehend what the gov't is now - v3 at the 
least - saying/claiming will and won't be mandatorily-blocked-for-everyone, 
or for the purpose of pointing anyone else to relevant info) ...

A new page has been added to the libertus.net site today 
http://libertus.net/censor/ispfiltering-au-govplan-overview.html

containing:

Overview / Summary of AU Gov't Mandatory ISP Blocking/Censorship Plan at 
Dec 2009:
* Mandatory for ISPs and all Australian residents Component (1.5 A4 pages,
dot points)
* Optional for ISPs and all Australians residents Component (0.5 A4 page, 
dot points)
* Comparison of Labor's 2007 election policy with Dec 2009 plan (2 A4 
pages, column-format)
* Govt's claimed justifications for mandatory-for-adults 'blocking' plan at 
Dec 2009 (1 A4 page)

As is made quite apparent on the above page, the latest version of the 
Govt's mandatory ISP blocking plan has zero resemblance to Labor's 2007 
election policy, and such filtering/'blocking' will be *completely useless*  
for a purpose of protecting children from material unsuitable for them. 

The government admits that its mandatory-for-everyone ISP 'blocking' 
system/s will only "reduce the risk" of "inadvertent exposure" to 
information/material the government deems unsuitable for adults (a 
significantly broader range of information/material than in most, possibly 
all, overseas Western democratic countries, and the vast majority of which 
is not illegal to view, access or possess under Commonwealth law, nor under 
the laws of most Australian States/Territories).

Irene

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