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No To Filter

1. People who want to look at child porn will be able to bypass this filter easily through advanced technology such as vpns etc. 2. This will slow down Australia's already poor internet access, and drag smaller isps down in costs. 3. This will attack Australia's information freedoms giving so much unbalanced power to the government. 4. The details for content blocked are too vague, what's "unwanted material"? how dare politicians use this term to undermine their people! 5. Waste of Tax payers money. 6. Children will still stumble upon pornography, no filter is perfect (especially on a larger scale) and education is the only key to safe surfing. 7. Researchers, Experts and ISPs have already voiced opposition and that the system is a poor idea. 8. Internet access will likely cost more rather than less in the future as a result. 9. Anyone who wishes to look at Adult material will have to have THEIR name on file with the government. 10. A opt-in system is still dangerous because it leaves filtering equipment at the isp level which the government can abuse for further causes of its own. 11. The previous government has ALREADY investigated the idea and deemed it was no good. I'm totally against the idea, everyone I know is also absolutely against it. I could go on all day about why I don't like it, but I think others will do that as well ;).

 
Document ID: 92247 | Last modified: 10 December 2008, 12:24pm