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Australia on internet watchlist with Iran, North Korea - 0 views

  • Paris-based media rights group Reporters Without Borders on Thursday put Australia and South Korea on its list of countries "under surveillance" in its "Internet Enemies"
  • Australia was listed for the government's plan to block access to websites featuring material such as rape, drug use, bestiality and child sex abuse.
  • "This regrettably puts Australia on notice that, despite the Rudd government’s best intentions, any mandatory filtering policy is likely to be perceived internationally in ways that will not benefit our reputation as a free and open society," he said.
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  • He cited Australia's plans as an example, saying that there "the wide scope of content prohibited could include socially and politically controversial material".
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    A media rights watchdog has listed Australia in a report on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship.
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    A top media rights watchdog has listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship.
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    Why does everyone get so worked up with the word "censorship"? In some cases, like with child porn, if a medium is used to violate a human right or indeed foments a crime, then there should be some sort of control. Why look at it from a b&w perspective when there are so many grey areas?
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    Is this really where Australia's future in censorships is heading?
Aarna Hanley

RN Australia Talks - 29 March 2010 - Internet filtering with Minister for Communication... - 0 views

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    Listen to Radio National- Australia Talks. Presenter Paul Barclay mediates a discussion about the proposed mandatory internet filtering system. He talks with Minister Stephen Conroy and Colin Jacobs, Vice President of Electronic Frontiers Australia. Together with two experts, Mark Newton a network engineer and Andrew Graydon Chief Operations Office of Netsweeper, who both provide technical analysis on the efficiency of the filtering system.
Aarna Hanley

Reporters Sans Frontières - 0 views

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    The article looks at the growing global trend for net regulation. Our interest is where Australia, as a result of our drafted internet filtering system, fits in this global picture of regulation. Reporters Without Borders has drawn up lists which groups nations in terms of their level of regulation. Appropriately as a democracy Australia is not listed under "Enemies of the Internet" which names China, North Korea, Egypt and Cuba. Yet disconcertingly we are given the label of "Under Surveillance" which lists us alongside Turkey, Russia, South Korea and the UAE.
Aarna Hanley

http://www.themonthly.com.au/nation-reviewed-david-marr-panic-censor--1350 - 0 views

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    A step back- looking at censorship in Australia under the Rudd government. Going back to when the ISP filtering laws were first proposed David Marr observes an underlining level of conservatism in Australia in particular light of the governments pursuit of censorship. He looks at the governments approach to undesired content on the internet by reflecting back on the Bill Henson case.
Tamsin Lloyd

AAT upholds EFA link deletion | EFA - 0 views

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    Many people do not know that the internet in Australia is already heavily censored, even before the Rudd Government's plan for mandatory ISP filtering is implemented. In fact, Australia almost undoubtedly has the most restrictive internet censorship regime in the Western world. Under amendments made to the Broadcasting Services Act in 1999, material rated as low as MA-15+ can be prohibited.
Amit Kelkar

Will New Law Block Many Slash, Anime, Manga Sites in Australia? - 0 views

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    Guest blog on Jenkins' MIT site about internet filtering in Australia by Mark McLelland from University of Wollongong.
David Sams

Facebook | Open Internet for Australia: Tonight on your ABC … the Internet fi... - 0 views

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    Four Corners and Q&A are covering the mandatory ISP filter debate tonight, should be a great double bill. Now its off the agenda till after the election, so the Government clearly misjudged the public reaction. Thanks to widespread media coverage on the inherent flaws of the MISP, coupled with the activism of protest movements such as Electronic Frontiers Australia and the Pirate Party, its fair to say that the general public have moved beyond the Government's black and white positioning of the proposal.
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    Thanks for the reminder!
Sandra Rivera

Conroy's filter plan unworkable, says Google Australia | The Australian - 1 views

  • The strong view from parents was that the government's proposal goes too far and would take away their freedom of choice around what information they and their children can access.
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    Google Australia says here that the mandatory internet filtering is too wide and they believe that the filtering not only would slow user access speeds, but also questions the legitimacy of the measure because of the associated restrictions on access to information
Tamsin Lloyd

It's Time to Tell Mum | EFA - 0 views

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    "One of the big challenges in the debate so far has been combating the myth that the filter is - or ever was - a cyber-safety tool designed to keep kids safe online. It's not. It's designed to "harmonise" censorship laws, not protect children from inappropriate content. It's censorship for its own sake." This is interesting as EFF Australia are running a campaign to educate people not normally involved in debates around the internet - indeed, the campaign targets people who may be inclined to suport the idea of a filter: mums and dads.
Ariezal Afzan Bin Hassan

Australia: The Mantra Decision: Strata Titled Properties: Registered Trade Marks When U... - 0 views

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    A dispute between two letting agencies "Mantra Group Pty Ltd (Mantra) VS Tailly Pty Ltd (Tailly)" over a domain name of an apartment complex at Surfers Paradise. Mantra had alleged Tailly of breaching its registered domain in gaining commercial advantage since Mantra is a letting company that run on a bigger scale. The court is till in the midst of deliberation.
David Sams

Internet Filter Not Needed, Says US Ambassador to Australia - 0 views

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    Follow up article to Ambassador Bleich's appearance on Q&A last night, where he said the "internet has to be free" and that there were other means of combating nasty content such as child pornography. "We have been able to accomplish the goals that Australia has described, which is to capture and prosecute child pornographers ... without having to use internet filters" Surely a strong American stance against the MISP means no MISP?
Nikki Bradley

Law falling behind cyber bullying trend - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - 0 views

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    There is a call for specific cyber bullying laws to be introduced on Australia.  A recent case that led to the suicide of a 17 year old boy led to the sentencing of a man to a community service order. The Government has agreed that more needs to be done to empower and protect victims.
Qi Li

Internet Censorship:Law & policy around the world - 2 views

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    It gives you information on government policy and laws regarding Internet censorship in various countries around the world including South Korea and Australia. It is a bit old version, but we can get some ideas how various countires have changed internet censorhip historically.
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    An article about Internet Censorship Policy.
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    This is a report, summarizing the main policies and laws about internet censorship of several countries around the world. Including Australia, China, USA, UK, France, etc.
yunju wang

Google ranks requests for content removal | The Australian - 0 views

  • Australia made 17 content removal requests, 14 relating to YouTube, and ranked 10th, followed by Canada.
  • Many governments are also urging Google to do more to protect user privacy.
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    google revealed information about government agencies' requests for removing searched contents from google, Australia is the ninth.
Rachael Bolton

Australia to accede to international cybercrime convention - 1 views

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    The government has decided to accede to the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (the only binding international treaty on cybercrime). It will require Australia to implement legislation dealing with offences against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data; computer-related offences, including forgery and fraud; content-related offences, including child pornography; offences related to the infringement of copyright and other related rights. The decision could have some baring on Australia's position vis-a-vis the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement?
Joshua Stockwell

Eyes on Australia - 0 views

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    This article looks at how all eyes are on Australia as the national internet filter is coming to a head. Sensationalist views aside, Getup raise some interesting points and looks at the role of ISP's in this debate.
Aarna Hanley

Censorship in Cyberspace | Q&A | ABC TV - 0 views

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    The conversation first looked at internet censorship from an international perspective covering issues of internet governance from and internet freedom. Unfortunately one or two members of the panel were prone to regurgitating policy rather than engaging in an actual debate. Towards the end inevitably the discussion was drawn to the proposed filtering laws within Australia. The general consensus from the panel members was that education had to be an essential part of policy when addressing online safety. Interestingly the government representative, the Minister for Home Affairs, was a keen supporter of this policy stance.
Aarna Hanley

Live debate - Intelligence Squared Australia - IQ2 Oz - the Australian forum for live d... - 0 views

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    Watch the live debate from Intelligence squared -Governments should not Censor the Internet? Intelligence Squared uniquely provides a forum for debate on crucial issues within Australia. On the Affirmative Antony Loewnstein- freelance journalist, author and blogger Ross LaJeunesse-head of Public Policy and Government Affairs for Google David Marr- reporter for Fairfax, broadcaster ABC On the Negative ELizabeth Handsley- specialist in media law as it affects children Kaiser Kuo- Beijing-based columnist and commentator on tech and politics. Alastair MacGibbon- founder of the Internet Safety Institute and Manageing Partner of internet consultancy the Surete Group.
yunju wang

Facebook hits back in spat with Australian Federal Police | The Australian - 1 views

  • reported difficulties in forcing California-based Facebook to comply with Australian police requests or court warrants and suggested the website should appoint an Australian-based liaison to give law enforcement a single point of contact.
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    Should California based company, facebook, follow the rules in Australia? Should they respond? After the teeageer killed from meeting with her facebook friend, this issue has become a back fire for facebook and australian authority.
Ariezal Afzan Bin Hassan

Australia: Australia's Federal Court Finds ISPs Aren't Liable for Their Subscribers' Co... - 0 views

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    Oz Federal Courst has released its decision on not to take charge on ISPs for their subscriber's infringements & misdeeds. Roadshow Films accused iiNet of authorizing its users of distributing copyrighted movies. The issue gets even worse when it involved the BitTorrent network.
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