Coalition's Cyber-Safety policy: mostly harmless
Internet issues appear to have finally gotten some oxygen in this election. The National Broadband Network and the Coalition’s alternative broadband plan have gotten a lot of coverage in recent days. We’ll have a breakdown of the two policies for you in our next update. Let’s turn, instead, to the issue of “cyber-safety”, the banner […]
EFA welcomes Liberal stance on filter
Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) today welcomed an announcement by Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey that the coalition will oppose any move to legislate mandatory internet censorship in Australia. On Thursday’s Hack program on Triple J radio, Mr Hockey stated that “we believe the internet filter will not work and we believe it’s flawed policy.” “We applaud […]
Dr Tucci is Bewildered
It’s an old chestnut, being bewildered at the “opposition to the governments plan to protect kids”, and this time it was put forward by Dr Joe Tucci from The Australian Childhood Foundation . When supporters of government proposals to censor the Internet run this line, they tacitly imply that those who disagree with them are […]
Friday’s filter announcement – full steam ahead
Friday’s announcement by Minister Stephen Conroy that the filter would be put on the back burner pending a review seems like good news. In the sense that Australians’ net connections will remain uncensored by the Government in 2011, this is indeed something to be pleased about. The filter remains very much alive, though, and the […]
EFA disappointed at Conroy's announcement
Electronic Frontiers Australia today welcomed the delay in the Gillard Government’s internet censorship policy but expressed disappointment that it is still on track to be implemented in the Government’s next term. In an announcement today, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy indicated that the filter will be delayed until a 12-month review of the “Refused Classification” category […]