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News (95)

• ISP filtering to get Fed govt subsidy: Budget 08

  ISPs will be granted a one-off government subsidy towards the cost of installing filtering technology as part of the Rudd government's AU$125.8 million cybersafety plan.

• ISP porn filters now ready for testing

  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.

• ZDNet.com.au readers slam content filtering

  We asked readers to respond with an email indicating what they thought about the government's plan to filter internet content at the ISP level the response was overwhelming.

• iPrimus to start filtering in April

  iPrimus, one of the six ISPs chosen by the government to participate in Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's first filtering trial, has said that the trial will begin late April or early May.

• Filter trial agreements imminent

  The next few days will see the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy sign agreements with some of the internet service providers (ISP) who submitted applications to be a part of the ISP-level objectionable content filtering trial.

Blogs (8)

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  Does Conroy's FUD make a Ludd of Rudd?

  Pretty soon, the government will be screening and filtering our email as well as making blogs like this one disappear.

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  Gutless studios have the wrong target

  I have one word for the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT). Gutless.

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  Conroy's filtering plan: security worries

  Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed "improvements" in ISP filtering technologies, but will a broad-scale roll-out make ISPs a thief's favourite target?

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  No sex please, we're Labor

  The council rubbish truck didn't pick up my bin last week. Instead, the garbage contractor left a big yellow sticker highlighting exactly why my old egg shells, rancid fruit, microwave pizza boxes, an ancient and smelly pair of sneakers, and the odd brick had been left to rot on my property.

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  Filtering out reality?

  IIA CEO Peter Coroneos, Greens Senator Scott Ludlam, Bravehearts executive director Hetty Johnston and Internode chief Simon Hackett have their say on the government's controversial internet content filter in the latest Twisted Wire podcast.

Features and Case Studies (25)

• ISP-level content filtering won't work

  Federal Government plans to introduce ISP-level filtering to provide a 'safer' internet experience for Australian families are likely to be met with significant resistance from within the ISP community.

• Can e-mail survive?

  E-mail has taken a battering over the last year or so with mountains of spam and viruses delivered to our mailboxes daily. Can the problem be fixed, and can e-mail still be free?

• Putting the filtering cart before the horse

  There is no suggestion even by government that this filter would aid law enforcement, and nobody, including the ISPs themselves, has suggested there is any possibility that the pilot will tell a different story.

• Q&A: Clearswift CTO

  In this interview, Clearswift chief technology officer Alf Pilgrim discusses rising spam volumes, the Australian government's plan to filter the internet, and why IT can't play nanny any more for the business it serves.

• Can the Net survive filtering?

  Harvard Law's Jonathan Zittrain writes that the filtering of Internet content is on the upswing, a trend that--left unchecked--threatens to undo a basic underpinning of the global cybernetwork.

Videos (1)

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  ISP-level content filtering won't work

  ISP-level content filtering won't work, according to three of Australia's largest internet service providers.

Reviews (10)

• McAfee Internet Security 2009

  McAfee Internet Security 2009 does a reasonable job, but it also leaves room for improvement.

• Broadband: Which plan is for you?

  The broadband business -- plans, peaks, and penalties -- can be confusing to say the least. We line up some of Australia's best.

• Faster and stronger: Six ADSL firewall routers tested

  Distributed companies increasingly use VPN connections to access and share information. We test ADSL firewall routers that are designed for this purpose.

• The best firewall is ....

  Looking for firewall solutions? We review nine options to suit your corporate needs.

• Wireless crackdown

  The spread of convenient wireless LANs has delighted hackers, who find many WLANs vulnerable. Managing and securing a wireless network is therefore vital, but rarely done well. ZDNet Australia compares the offerings from AirDefense and AirMagnet.

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