Broadband providers Internode and iiNet have hit out against the Federal government's ISP-level content filtering initiative a scheme that could cripple Australia's high-speed internet access, according to one exec.
Internet Service Provider Pacific Internet is preparing the national launch of a new content filtering service after refining the technology during a trial at its wholly-owned subsidiary, Newcastle-based ISP Hunterlink.
A 16-year-old Melbourne schoolboy has taken just 30 minutes to crack the federal government's AU$84 million dollar Internet porn filter software.
Following the news a teenage boy has cracked the government's filtering software in half an hour, the Communications Minister has warned parents to be vigilant about their children's exploits online whether they use filters or not.
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Always a contentious topic, we look at server-based Internet content filters and some of the reasons why your organisation might want one, or not.
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Mozilla Firefox 2 is a winner, beating Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 on security, features, and overall cool factor and deserving our Editors' Choice award.
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