TalkingTech
The view from the top of IT with TechWorld Editor Rohan Pearce
The National Broadband Network is likely to play a key role in the balance of power with the independents and Greens supportive of the project, however, mandatory Internet filtering remains a bugbear that many of the elected MPs continue to oppose.
By Rodney Gedda | 23 August, 2010 11:23
Shadow treasurer Joe Hockey has slammed the government’s proposal to filter the Internet in a presentation at Melbourne’s Grattan Institute yesterday.
By Darren Pauli | 12 March, 2010 13:59
The mandatory Internet filtering scheme could sway votes against the Rudd Government when the IT industry hits the polling booths at the Federal election.
By Darren Pauli | 05 March, 2010 11:20
Web software filtering vendor CyberSitter has filed a US $2.2 billion lawsuit against the Chinese government, two Chinese software markers and seven major computer manufacturers for their distribution of Green Dam Youth Escort, a controversial Web filtering package the Chinese government had mandated to be installed on computers sold there.
By Grant Gross | 06 January, 2010 08:06
The Federal Government’s Internet filtering scheme is likely to impact ISP networks speeds, and ultimately, the cost of Internet access for consumers, a new report from the Australian Computer Society e-security Task Force has found.
By Tim Lohman | 12 October, 2009 11:24
One month after a disputed presidential election sparked widespread unrest in Iran, the country's government has initiated a cyber-crackdown that is challenging hackers across the globe to find new ways to help keep Iranian dissidents connected to the Web.
By Brad Reed | 21 July, 2009 10:51
Protesters held rallies across Australian capital cities today to oppose the government's national clean feed Internet scheme, which will impose blanket content filtering for all web connections
By Darren Pauli | 13 December, 2008 17:17
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