Brad - Gold Coast

Firstly - to the other "Brad" who posted on the 12/12/08 that people against the filter all just enjoy smut, mate get a life. It's not the smut that people are annoyed about, it's the whole Network slowing down! Here are my points on this issue The idea is so flawed I don't know where to start. 1. It doesn't actually stop anything. The people making the rubbish in the first place that the government claims that this will stop aren't being stopped at all...that's where the $$$ from this should be spent. The idea that it's going to stop all of this is just not right. It's just filtering it from our view to make us think that the world is a wonderful place where we Aussie can see and do no wrong. Focus on the people out there making the illegal stuff and that would be a more effective stop! 2. The filter could be bypassed with the simplest of technologies such as a VPN to an external country. They are free and they do exist! I don't think the aussie government is implimenting this technology all over the world so, it's only a short period of time before word gets out on how to get around this, and it's money burnt. Labor has an excellent way of doing that too. I think the term "In the black" is forgien to the Labor government. 3. How about a communications minister that actually knows a bit about 21st Century commuincations? Or is this too much to ask for? 4. Put the responsibility of governing childeren using there home internet services back onto the parents. The current party in power is trying to make Australia a "nanny state" whereby people need to be told how to and what they can do for everything. Internet, how many drinks I can have, seems a little unfair when I am my own person in a free country (So I thought) and I make my own choices... Why not invests the money back into the community to compulsory lessons to parents about computers? There is an option. Then show them how to use a net filter and show them some good practices such as placing your PC in an area whereby the person using it is well supervised? Personally I have 3 kids, so I am concerned about influences that are on the internet but I am a IT Professional so I have an unfair advantage over other parents in this area. As such my kids if they want to use the internet do it in the loungeroom where I can see them. One actually found YouTube the other day, I told her "No" and took away the Laptop. Simple and effective. She doesn't visit YouTube anymore. How many parents have done that.. heaps I would say. I use filters to stop unwanted website which YouTube got added to. Simple. Not that I don't trust my kids, as they know they loose the use of the Computer if they don't listen, but so that if they Google something and a YouTube link is shown, it doesn't work. Simple, effective parenting. People who can't do this (re - Brad who posted earlier -The government isn't your babysitter) just shouldn't and their kids using computers. 5. Australia's internet is sub-standard by international measures, and you want to slow it down some more. Great idea..Stoneage anyone? reference my 3rd point as it seems to play a bit part in this point. 6. The blacklist... so how many opposite websites are going on this one Rudd and crew? Wonder if one does manage to get on their how long it would take to get the site removed from the blacklist. Doesn't matter how much you hide it, if you impliment it, the ISP will leak what is on it for sure. Why? Cause the Australian ISP also think this idea is the most stupid thing that has occurred for some time now. They want to trial it just to prove a point that it's stuffed. 7. Lastly, bet none of this makes it to the offical Government blog... which is why I am going to post it here and the other sites which are also showing feedback around Australia. If people want to see opinions, www.whirlpool.net.au which is the Australian Broadband Forum. It shows that the community which I am part of and know a lot about, and are no fans of what is proposed. Australia, your Internet if this goes in, is going to be 100% stuffed.