A number of Australian children's civil liberties and other groups have launched a significant protest against the Federal Government's plans to censor the internet through a filtering scheme.
Whistle-blower website Wikileaks came back online today after a lengthy absence following its publication last week of what had appeared to be a leaked copy of the Australian Communications and Media Authority's blacklist.
A number of NSW teachers and librarians have criticised the Department of Education's (DET) web filtering system, claiming it is too restrictive and has sacrificed educational benefits in the name of child protection.
The blocking mechanism used to censor Wikipedia in the UK has been described as "fragile" and "easy to evade" by Cambridge University security expert Richard Clayton.
Wikipedia functionality has returned for Brits after the country's internet watchdog reversed its decision to prevent users in that country from visiting a Wikipedia page containing an image of a naked child.
Commercial sensitivities ride roughshod over the NZ public's right to be informed.
The weekend's Big Brother "sex scandal", during which the official site's live feed and forums were taken offline, highlights an issue that is provoking debate across the globe: to what extent are Web site administrators responsible for the conduct of their users?
As a veteran IT security consultant with first-hand experience working at two of Australia's largest ISP/telcos, encompassing the installing and configuration of many of the filtering technologies currently on the market, I am writing to express my deep concerns about your proposed internet filter.
Yesterday's report from the Australian Computer Society's Filtering and E-Security Task Force will be a handy weapon in Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy's battle over internet censorship.
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Since today's corporate organisational charts don't include positions for full-time censors, here's a list of what not to say to corporate leadership and why.
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