Thursday, 30 October 2008
Read this Blog while you still can
That is, if you live in Australia
Zoe Brain

http://aebrain.blogspot.com/2008/10/read-this-blog-while-you-still-can.html.

It was about a a year ago that I wrote:

    And just in case the Government makes a "minor adjustment" to its policy, or someone decides that you have no need to know what's been blocked, here is something that will protect your children. Protect them from religious or political censorship, something far more harmful to them than unfiltered Internet access under adult supervision.

Now comes this news, from the Courier-Mail:

    In internet speak, the Rudd Government's web filter strategy is an epic fail.

    First we had the whole idea of a nationwide web filter thrust upon us; a surprise announcement straight after an election during which it was thoroughly concealed.

    The very idea of it is fundamentally flawed, bound to cause outrage and internet disruption, and comes at a cost of $44.2 million over four years.