The founder of the world wide web has blown the whistle on the dangers of governments turning the internet into a huge spying tool. […]
The data retention proposal is part of the federal government’s overhaul of national security measures and would require internet service providers and telecommunication carriers to store the internet history of all Australians for at least two years. […]
His comments must have been embarrassing to the Communication Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, who was present. Conroy is the architect of a silly mandatory internet filtering plan. He wants every Aussie ISP to block overseas-hosted « refused classification » material as identified by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. His plan was shelved in November after it was deemed too silly, even for a country which has a mammal that lays eggs and is half duck, half otter.
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