Thomo17

I am glad to see so many people active and voicing their concerns over the proposed internet filter. As a Computer Security Analyst I can honestly say that the filter will do little, if at all anything, to stop child pornography on the internet. The sad fact is that individuals who collect/seek this information rarely use web based pages to access the content (which is where the filter plans to block content), rather they opt to use peer-to-peer programs and user groups(yes they still exist) to trade information. The money this government is wasting on a filter could be better used to fund online investigation, and to give the police more resources to respond to online problems sooner. The forensic labs in Australia are backed up with the amount of work hat is flowing through them, so an injection of funds could speed up the analysis of evidence and get criminals off the street sooner. To all those who feel this filter is necessary to protect children from obscene content, I would ask you why you are not supervising your children’s use of the internet. No filter is going to work 100%, and as such the best filter is a parent sitting with their child. Other than that I do not oppose a filter that you can opt out of, I do however oppose a mandatory filter which is being touted as a defence against child pornography, that quite frankly will never work.