Conroy trying to convince Google to censor certain youtube videos, on the grounds that it has already done so for China and Thailand. Google won't hear of it, naturally.
Discusses Australia as a representation of Western democracies towards legitimating Internet filtering as opposed to other alternatives that are available to prevent access to "undersirable information".
Article talks about Yahoo Inc. chief Jerry Yang, who said his company was complying with local laws when information on an Internet user was passed to Chinese police in a move leading to the jailing of a mainland journalist
Mandatory ISP-level Filter: We are absolutely opposed to it no uncertain terms
The different ranges of censorship for different types of technology [means] we need a total overhaul of the way we deal with classification and censorship in Australia
they looked forward to working with the newly-elected Government on many issues of interest to Christians.
He added that it was encouraging to see the willingness with which both sides of politics engaged with the Christian constituency during the 2010 Federal election.
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"Indian government has now asked Skype and Gmail to provide Indian Intelligence Agencies and Information Department with an access to the communication data."