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Thursday, October 30, 2008 - 10:49 pm, by:  James Cahir (James987) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

In Communist Australia, porn watches YOU!!
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Tuesday, November 04, 2008 - 12:42 pm, by:  Leon Wright (Techman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Top 5 Reasons to fight government ISP filtering

http://apcmag.com/top_5_reasons_to_fight_government_isp_filtering.htm

Bad things happen when good people say nothing, so don't miss your opportunity to speak up. It doesn't take much, even something as simple as a conversation in the lunch room is enough to inform one person, then they will more then likely talk to others and the word spreads!

I actually thought there might be some more discussion on here, as the Camel Toe thread technically would require classification to be viewed in Australian and has the potentiality to be accidentally or deliberately blocked. Maybe not straight away, but if we choose to let our freedom be taken away now, it's only 1 minister in a position to bargen for his own pet peeve away.
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Friday, November 07, 2008 - 12:58 pm, by:  Leon Wright (Techman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

http://www.sage-au.org.au/display/SAGEAU/Press+Releases

Press release from SAGE-AU, System Administrators Guild of Australia (I am a Member).

SAGE-AU poses three-step safe Net plan for families

7 November 2008

IT professionals' advocacy group SAGE-AU has proposed a three-pronged plan that can protect families from objectionable Internet content without slowing Internet performance to a snail's pace.

SAGE-AU (the System Administrators Guild of Australia) is a not-for-profit professional organisation representing system administrators in Australia. System administrators are the technology wizards who keep computers and networks working, including much of the Internet in this country.

SAGE-AU President Donna Ashelford said the Federal Government had been widely criticised for the current incarnation of "Labor's Plan for Cyber Safety". "The proposed plan, which aims to filter and block objectionable material in a compulsory manner, is not technically sound," she said.

"SAGE-AU fully supports any practical initiatives to protect children from viewing objectionable content on the Internet, but we oppose the current plan based on the technical issues involved and the appearance that alternative solutions have not been fully considered.

"If implemented in its current form, the Government's proposal will punish the vast majority of home and business Internet users who never come into contact with objectionable material by slowing down all Internet access. Additionally, it will prevent access to many resources that are not objectionable.

"Finally, those who create and traffic in objectionable material already use methods of encryption that will not be stopped by the proposal."

Ms. Ashelford said SAGE-AU recognised that some parents were concerned by Internet content they regarded as objectionable. "Those parents should be empowered to implement filter rules that they believe are best for the welfare of their families," she said.
"As an organisation representing the systems administrators who run the country's networks, including much of its Internet architecture, SAGE-AU puts forward the following three suggestions to address the short-comings of the government plan."

1. Encourage "family-friendly" ISP services

Ms. Ashelford said a Family Friendly ISP program, run by the Internet Industry Association (IIA), was already available. "It appears that many families are not aware of this program's existence," she said.

"Participant ISPs currently offer 'clean feed' services to customers who desire them and have been doing so for several years. Many of these ISPs have invested considerable resources into refining their services, which occupy a competitive niche in the Australian ISP marketplace.

"These family-friendly ISPs build their brands around their filtering services. The most likely side effect of the Government's proposal will be to cause many of the companies who have done the most to promote 'clean feed' services to close their doors."

SAGE-AU proposes that the Government leverage its existing relationship with the IIA to support and promote the Family Friendly ISP program. The $44m budgeted for 'clean feed' services could be provided as grants and subsidies to participating ISPs, enabling them to offer their 'clean feed' services at price points that are competitive with the services offered by more traditional ISPs.

A model similar to the Australian Broadband Guarantee, wherein a participating ISP is subsidised for each subscriber, will stimulate this sector of the industry and consequently improve the quality and accessibility of the services they offer to the Australian public.

The Government could also use its resources to assist with the promotion of both the IIA Family Friendly ISP programme and qualifying ISPs. This is consistent with the Government's election promise to provide clean feed services with an opt-out for adults.

2. Improved parent education

Ms. Ashelford said the Government should invest in ongoing education to assist parents to ensure their children were not exposed to objectionable material. "SAGE-AU welcomes the budget allocations accompanying 'Labor's Plan for Cyber Safety' in this area and fully supports the initiative," she said.

3. More rigorous enforcement

Ms. Ashelford said SAGE-AU supported the allocation of increased budgets to assist the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) and the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to discover and remove illegal content from Australian hosts. "The Government should provide more resources to the ACMA and the AFP to improve this enforcement process," she said.

"We recognise that the majority of illegal content is hosted overseas. We suggest that the Government opens discussions with authorities in other countries to ensure objectionable content - particularly when it is illegal in both countries - can be dealt with cooperatively and removed from the Internet."

SAGE-AU believes that imposing Internet filtering requirements on all ISPs may drive criminals towards encrypted Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), which will complicate the role of the AFP in securing evidence to support convictions. The modifications proposed by SAGE-AU provide a sound, workable solution that satisfies the Government's stated goals without forcing criminals into modes of operation that make their Internet activity impossible to monitor.

Media assistance

Donna Ashelford on 0401 714 350 or email
Iain Robertson on 0407 757 622 or email

About SAGE-AU [www.sage-au.org.au]

SAGE-AU [www.sage-au.org.au] is a not-for-profit professional organisation representing system administrators in Australia. It promotes the development of the system administration profession via online communication forums, regional monthly meetings, regional symposiums and an annual national technical conference. SAGE-AU members work in all varieties of profit and not-for-profit industry, education, research and government. Roles range from junior administrators to chief information officers.
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Friday, November 07, 2008 - 04:02 pm, by:  Leon Wright (Techman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

This video is just f'ing brilliant. I have not laughed so hard in a while.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=tH35CVig3fQ
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Monday, November 10, 2008 - 02:13 pm, by:  Leon Wright (Techman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/11/10/2414895.htm

Very well written article by Mark Newton, Senior Network Engineer
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Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 06:05 pm, by:  Leon Wright (Techman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

http://viv.id.au/blog/?p=2509

Senator Conroy was questioned today by Senator Ludlam in regards to Senator Conroy's inaccuracies when describing filtering schemes in place overseas.

Senator Conroy did as he always does, completely ignores the question and rattles off a big spiel about the topic in general and doesn't actually answer any questions.

I wonder if Senator Conory's hearing is indeed filtered....
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 01:42 am, by:  Peter Nitschke (Pen) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

First rule of politics. If asked a question you don't like, ignore it and answer a question you wish they had asked instead.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 11:01 am, by:  Leon Wright (Techman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It's an all too scary reality.

And for a bit more scarily realistic humour
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And a father that really gets it, this is by far probably the best way to make sure your children are safe online!

http://blog.wired.com/geekdad/2008/08/bad-dad-no-net.html
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Friday, November 14, 2008 - 12:54 pm, by:  Leon Wright (Techman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Gaining general Media attention:

http://video.msn.com/?mkt=en-au&brand=ninemsn&tab=m2397&from=39&vid=752C6ADB-7F31-44C1-8291-39F5F918 06EB&playlist=videoByTag:mk:en-AU:vs:0:tag:AUnews_AUtoday:ns:MSNVideo_Top_Cat:ps:10:sd:-1:ind:1:ff:8 A
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Monday, November 17, 2008 - 02:53 pm, by:  Leon Wright (Techman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 10:45 am, by:  Leon Wright (Techman) Quote hilighted text Edit Post Delete Post Print Post   View Post/Check IP (Moderator/Admin Only) Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It seems the senators don't like it either!

,23693253-5014108,00.html,http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,,23693253-5014108,00.html

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