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  • ACMA blacklist leak: Live Twitter feed

    Australian Twitterers just can't stop talking about the fact that whistle-blower web repository Wikileaks has published what appears to be the Australian Communications and Media Authority's blacklist of banned websites.

  • Wikileaks back online with new list

    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.

  • ACMA cracks down on potential leaks

    The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) today said it was talking to the Internet Industry Association (IIA) about what action it needed to take to make sure its blacklist stayed private under lock and key.

  • Hacker reverse-engineered ACMA blacklist

    An Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) executive has told a Senate Estimates hearing that the alleged leak of its blacklist in March was the result of a hacker reverse-engineering a Family Friendly filter.

  • iiNet quits Conroy's filter trial

    iiNet has decided to withdraw its application to participate in the Federal Government's internet filtering trial.

Blogs (2)

  • Read the blog post - Chris Duckett

    Conroy at an early age

    Who could have predicted that baby Stephen Conroy would grow up to be a big, strong, decisive communications minister?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Ceci n'est pas une blacklist

    Even the dim-witted bad guys in the Bond flick Quantum of Solace know that concentrating lots of power in a small place may not be the best idea. So how could Stephen Conroy and ACMA have been surprised when the alleged web filter blacklist made its debut?

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