nick_f_93

It is clear to me that you have absolutely no idea of what you're talking about Senator Conroy. Internet Censorship will NOT work. In fact, I can get through my school's filter in less than 30 seconds through proxies, and I can do the same with your proposed Clean Feed. I can also use a VPN at home, which can bypass any filter you put in place. By using a VPN, I can get uncensored access of the internet from the United States, and it's gives me complete anonymity, meaning neither the government or my ISP can see or control what I see and download. This will slow the internet down enormously, and this is proven by an ACMA report when tests were done in Tasmania. None of the tested filters were successful, but the one that only slowed down speed by 2% was the most inaccurate. None of the filters were very accurate at all. The filter won't stop P2P or Bit Torrent programs, as the filter can only block websites and those in other countries can email .torrent files to people here, and are able to download illegal content. Filters cannot block P2P traffic as filters cannot block the flow of information from one computer to another. Kevin Rudd promised us faster internet access, but that hasn't happened, has it? We still have slow speeds here, and Regional and Rural areas suffer the most. The filter you are proposing will chuck that promise out the window for fast internet access around Australia. There was a phone poll on Sunrise a month ago and a majority said no to internet censorship. Senator Conroy, check it out on YouTube and se how many people don't like your idea. Australia prides itself on being a democratic nation but people like you and SA Attorney General Michael Atkinson ruin that reputation. This topic on Internet Censorship is right up there next to the R18 Game Classification. We have rights, and we don't need people like you and Michael Atkinson telling us what to do. It was bad enough under a Conservative Government.