Federal Police could soon have the power to control which sites can and cannot be viewed by Australian Web surfers.
The results of ISP-level content filtering tests released today by the federal government have revealed that the products tested could filter websites with illegal content or block entire peer-to-peer networks such as BitTorrent, but could not identify illegal content shared on peer-to-peer networks.
Expressions of interest close today for vendors hoping to secure a contract with the Federal government and ACMA to provide an ISP-level filtering program, as part of a government effort to limit access to restricted and illegal online content.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) will be introducing changes to the regulation of restricted content available online and via mobile premium services next week, even after an overwhelming negative response from the media and industry.
A new government program protecting kids from Internet nasties is not Big Brother but more like Big Mother, Olympic swimmer Kieren Perkins said.
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?
A friend of mine who works in IT passed on some surprising news the other day.
Escalating bandwidth costs and falling network performance are two major problems that often have a common cause: staff using the Internet for non-work purposes.
US vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has a mixed record on technology, spending most of his Senate career allied with the FBI and copyright holders. His anti-privacy legislation was actually responsible for the creation of PGP.
Charles Cooper says the tech industry should move beyond its take-it or leave-it approach to trade and human rights.
Will the Australian government make the same mistakes with biotechnology that it has with information technology? All too likely, says a leading industry commentator.
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