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The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
A national broadband network is a necessity, but Australian's don't need a mandatory Internet filter to decide what is appropriate to view online, according to the Greens which announced its cyber safety policy today.
By Rodney Gedda | 17 August, 2010 10:37
As Australians eagerly await the outcome of the federal government’s proposed mandatory Internet filter the software industry is already preparing for an imminent deluge in products and services to circumvent any content restrictions. Here are ten free options Web surfers can look at to get around the filter – and they just happen to be legal, for now. Of course, that’s not to say the Web-based circumvention services won’t themselves be added to the infamous blacklist.
By Rodney Gedda | 18 June, 2010 13:49
The national Internet content filter will block only restricted content, according to federal communications minister Stephen Conroy.
By Darren Pauli | 26 March, 2009 22:19
The secretive Internet filter blacklist held by the communications watchdog ACMA has been leaked, revealing the government has understated the amount of banned Web pages by more than 1000.
By Darren Pauli | 19 March, 2009 12:57
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