[H-GEN] [**SPAM**] Re: New Coalition policy: internet and smartphone filters

[Bruce Campbell]

On Fri, 6 Sep 2013, Noel Butler wrote:
> > Advocating opt-out filters does little to encourage parents to take
> > responsibility if anything, it encourages complacency and laziness
> 
> They are not introducing any forced filter, think back to John Howard
> days, they will advocate parents DOWNLOAD and INSTALL PC based software
> to protect their kids, there is NOTHING being put in place to opt-out
> of.

Whatever 'they' have planned, they've backed off from it for the moment.

While I don't think that any filtering solution proposed by any past, 
present or future Australian government passes the ethical smell test, I 
suspect that HUMBUG is not the right forum to start a flag burning 
discussion.  Perhaps others more in touch with political windmill 
tilting^W^Wrealities can suggest a more appropriate venue.

The reality is that any savvy techie is going to ignore any opt-in 
solution, and work around any opt-out imposition.

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Bruce.