Im a voter too

The Governments plan to censor the internet is misguided policy and is based on misunderstanding of the Internet and what it is (and is not) capable of.

1. The proposed filtering system (and every such system) has significant false positive rate. This means that legitimate sites WILL be blocked by the Government. Maybe your site. With no recourse. And if the filter decides to block my business site: bad luck. If it decides to block an innocent site I need: bad luck. The proposed filter WILL block millions and millions of innocent sites.

2. The proposed filter has a significant false negative rate. This means that it wont block all the sites that the Government deems to be nasty.

3. The filter is open to misuse by blocking sites that arent 'nasty' but that the Government happens not to like. Protest sites, civil disobedience sites, people with wierd but innocent hobbies, opposition movements, sites that religious bigots don't like, they can all be blocked now. No recourse.

4. The proposed filters will significantly affect internet speeds in Australia. My internet based business is in Australia. The Goverments filter will affect the impression my sirte makes on my customers, both here and overseas.

5. Its not the Governments business to be my child's censor, nor even to be my censor. Its my business. Stephen Conroy, keep out of my business.

6. The people who want the nasty information the Government is trying to prevent will find a way to get it. Filters are easy to work around. So in the end, the Goverment's filtering policy is an expensive, painful waste of time. Thanks Stephen, Ill remember that come next election.