[LINK] Fixing the internet (I didn't know it was broken? Clogged maybe?) (was Re: internet chapter of secret ACTA draft leaked

[David Boxall]

On 24/02/2010 11:07 AM, James Collins wrote:
> I didn't say that it was going to be easy to do. I said it can be done.
> Actual implementation and operation is a straight forward enough concept,
> but getting everyone to understand A) The need for it and B) The
> practicality of it; now that's not been easy. (A) has become more and more
> obvious as the years have rolled by, and (B) has followed close behind.
> Rising threats which even major software protection providers and the US
> government are admitting to are making sure of that. With the threat of a
> mandatory version of this with no User input, no give and take, no actual
> protection, and no real advantages, this system has to be looked at in a
> different light, surely?
>
Looking at the issue in a light of my choosing: I doubt that it can be 
done in a manner that would give me any confidence. Attempting to do it 
would likely entail monitoring and interference on a scale that I could 
not accept. To me, the concept sounds like a proposal to strap 
mattresses to motor vehicles and limit them to 5 km/h, so children can 
play safely on highways.

So:
- (A) There isn't a need for it. Our resources would be better employed 
elsewhere.
- (B) I guess we define practicality differently.

On a related note: some friends questioned the motives behind the 
filter. Developing one of the points raised led to an amusing outcome: 
<http://david.boxall.id.au/censorship/pip.html>. Well, it seems funny to 
me. Disclaimer: not yet finished; constructive criticism welcome.

> ... we have to make a leap of faith ...
Which I reckon is the nub of the problem. I've yet to find anyone with 
even a modicum of knowledge who has any faith at all in those who make 
such proposals.

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