Josh Deprez

"Freedom of speech is fundamentally important in a democratic society..." The argument is not with your *intentions*, but with the *structure* of your proposal. As previously stated, combining mandatory ISP-level filtering with an opaque blacklist is the same structure as applied in countries such as China. Who is to say your intentions will not change? Or those of the next government will not be different? May I also remind you that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." "I'm aware of technical concerns some have raised with filtering technology." Then you must be undoubtedly aware that the technologies keeping your - online banking, - credit cards, - electronic transactions, - medical history, - as well as the nation's military secrets all private and secure, will be the same technologies preventing you from giving me a "clean feed." The same technologies that will enable the Internet generation's kids to find unsuitable materials. The same technologies that you are using to host this blog. On the other hand, if you do manage to find a way to break world-class encryption, let me know so I can shout myself a few dinners at your expense.