Ben McEvoy

No doubt by now you are aware of the recent success of the AFP in smashing a large, international pornography ring.

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The comments of the acting assistant commissioner on ABC radio seem to indicate that the trafficking by this ring was conducted over peer-to-peer protocols, which he says "makes it more difficult for the content to be monitored by the ISP filters".

You'll no doubt also be aware of the collective, unified position of the technical community - that the proposed ISP-level filter will be completely ineffectual in blocking this sort of traffic.

In the face of this - real-world evidence that real-world criminals actually trafficking child pornography would be unhindered by the proposed filter - would you consider spending that money to assist these successful units instead?