[LINK] RFI: Joint Select Ctee on Cybersafety

[Roger Clarke]

Thanks to Stephen and Irene for their heplful comments and sources.

I've now sussed out that Facebook and perhaps some other ISP(s) will 
be appearing immediately before me.  That may colour the questions 
put to me.

I understand that the Committee has brought more pressure to bear on 
Facebook, at least in relation to the difficulties that the AFP have 
had when pursuing particular matters (such as grooming).

My leanings at this stage are:
-   to strongly support the feds on that aspect
-   to stress (yet again) the multiple negative aspects of Facebook's
     defaults, settings management, rule-changes without notice or consent,
     and general untrustworthiness - *especially* for young people:
     http://www.privacy.org.au/Papers/Sen-OLP-Sub2-101130.pdf
     http://www.rogerclarke.com/DV/PrivCorp.html#FB

Again, any other leads much appreciated.  (I'm going to have to do my 
prep for this in a few minutes on Monday, and wing it a bit in the 
Ctee).

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Roger wrote on Thu, 10 Mar 2011 16:54:53 +1100
>[At least TomW, Karl Auer and Robin Whittle will have a giggle over 
>this.  When was the Harradine 'Dirty Bulletin Boards' Committee? 
>1996?
>http://www.rogerclarke.com/II/CensCope.html#FrCF ]
>
>I've been invited to give 5 minutes' evidence, in my personal 
>capacity, prior to becoming available as the conservatives' 
>whipping-boy.
>
>I'd appreciate any leads on:
>-   the current state of play in the Committee and its deliberations
>-   pressure-points worth considering
>-   clear and short expositions of filtering issues
>
>One of the key things I need would seem to be:  what collateral 
>damage would arise from such a scheme that would convey **to 
>conservatives** that there are risks involved in doing this, not 
>just in not doing it?
>
>Q:  Surely you support doing absolutely anything that will stop kiddies
>     being harmed?
>A:  Not if (a) it won't do that, and (b) it will do a lot of harm
>     in other ways, such as ...
>
>_________________________________________________________________________
>
>
>Monday 21 March 2011 ,11:30-12:00
>Joint Select Ctee on Cyber-Safety
>Inquiry into cyber-safety issues affecting children and young people
>
>"You will be invited to give a five minute opening statement in 
>which to highlight the factors you consider key to the inquiry, 
>followed by a discussion prompted by questions from Members of the 
>Committee".
>
>The ToR are reasonably broad:
>http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jscc/tor.htm
>But verbally, I understand that their primary interest is filtering.
>
>There have been 6 hearings to date, but this may be (one of?) the 
>last.  And I happen to be at the end of the session (so there's 
>scope for even more, or even less, impact).
>
>http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jscc/index.htm
>http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jscc/members.htm
>http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jscc/media.htm
>http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jscc/subs.htm
>       (121 plus supps.  There's no way I can read all that!!)
>http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/jscc/hearings.htm
>
>
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>
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                    Tel: +61 2 6288 1472, and 6288 6916
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Visiting Professor in the Cyberspace Law & Policy Centre      Uni of NSW
Visiting Professor in Computer Science    Australian National University