[governance] Nation-Wide Internet Censorship Proposed For Australia

[Jeffrey A. Williams]

All,

  Now this is just wonderful!  < Sarcasm intended > >:(
Comming attractions to your country soon, as well?

See:
While Americans are currently fighting the net-neutrality wars, spare
a thought for the poor Australians  The Australian government wants
to implement a
http://www.infoworld.com/news/feeds/08/10/13/No-opt-out-of-filtered-Internet.html?source=gs
nation-wide 'filtering' scheme to keep everyone safe from the nasties on
the internet, with no way of opting out: 'Under the government's $125.8
million Plan for Cyber-Safety, users can switch between two blacklists
which block content inappropriate for children, and a separate list
which blocks illegal material. ... According to preliminary trials, the 
best Internet content filters would incorrectly block about 10,000 Web 
pages from one million.

Regards,

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