Comments on: Australia Joins China in Censoring the Internet http://cryptogon.com/?p=1861 news - analysis - conspiracies Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:25:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: pdugan http://cryptogon.com/?p=1861&cpage=1#comment-11832 pdugan Sat, 12 Jan 2008 06:34:20 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=1861#comment-11832 Yeah, on viewing the more recent press release, I was wrong, this is a big deal. Yeah, on viewing the more recent press release, I was wrong, this is a big deal.

]]> By: AHuxley http://cryptogon.com/?p=1861&cpage=1#comment-11829 AHuxley Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:45:39 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=1861#comment-11829 Your options are to be a full filter list by default or to sign up via your isp to be less filtered. The less filtered is not any faster or better. Tests show video, voip, games ect will be slower for all Australians. Your options are to be a full filter list by default or to sign up via your isp to be less filtered.
The less filtered is not any faster or better. Tests show video, voip, games ect will be slower for all Australians.

]]> By: pdugan http://cryptogon.com/?p=1861&cpage=1#comment-11825 pdugan Fri, 11 Jan 2008 05:17:19 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=1861#comment-11825 The program is an opt-in protocol, so those who opt in would be parents who want to keep their kids from viewing porn or conspiracy blogs on their home connection. I think its a bit reactionary to construe this as something where the uncensored connections are in the minority, when the nature of the program predicates the opposite. The program is an opt-in protocol, so those who opt in would be parents who want to keep their kids from viewing porn or conspiracy blogs on their home connection. I think its a bit reactionary to construe this as something where the uncensored connections are in the minority, when the nature of the program predicates the opposite.

]]> By: AHuxley http://cryptogon.com/?p=1861&cpage=1#comment-11824 AHuxley Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:02:28 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=1861#comment-11824 The" opt" option just puts you on a shorter list. It will also mark you as 'strange' for not wanting the clean feed as provided. So all requests hit a filter list. This will be very very slow. The filter list is huge and will grow as it has a new "grey list"provision. Whats the "grey list"? A list of sites that *any* interested lobby group can have added to. http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23019670-7582,00.html The” opt” option just puts you on a shorter list. It will also mark you as ’strange’ for not wanting the clean feed as provided.

So all requests hit a filter list. This will be very very slow. The filter list is huge and will grow as it has a new “grey list”provision.
Whats the “grey list”?
A list of sites that *any* interested lobby group can have added to.

http://www.theaustralian.news......82,00.html

]]> By: il http://cryptogon.com/?p=1861&cpage=1#comment-11822 il Fri, 11 Jan 2008 03:25:37 +0000 http://cryptogon.com/?p=1861#comment-11822 Ahh, the Aust Labor Party. Kevin Rudd, friend of the working class. The label Enemy Collaborator fits nicely. At least the mask is coming off - it's funny how many people seem to regard Australia as a free country. Ahh, the Aust Labor Party. Kevin Rudd, friend of the working class. The label Enemy Collaborator fits nicely. At least the mask is coming off – it’s funny how many people seem to regard Australia as a free country.

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