Internet filtering to target 'instruction in drug use'

[MadamePandora]

http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet&id=892

 

This is what Get Up are saying about senator fuckwits plans :

 

# The scheme is opposed by child welfare charities, civil liberty groups and professional bodies - and with good reason.

 

# Both the mandatory blacklist and the optional filter miss the vast majority of unwanted content, which is normally shared using email or file-sharing networks – not through web traffic.

 

# ISP filtering will detract resources from tackling child abuse and waste tens of millions of dollars.

 

# Senator Conroy has reneged on a promise to have a public consultation process on his proposed mandatory internet censorship scheme.

 

# His alleged public consultation is narrowly limited to one aspect of the scheme, and does not invite question of the central issue, which is whether to have a mandatory internet filter.

 

# GetUp! has gathered over 120,000 petition signatures in opposition to mandatory internet censorship scheme.

 

# There are plenty of alternatives - like distributing software to parents to use at home, or making the filter opt-in rather than mandatory.

 

# Alarmingly, the Department has indicated that it may not publish all submissions, singling out submissions made by individuals using online tools like GetUp's website. In short, they are threatening to censor a public consultation on accountability and transparency.

 

 

 

I have faxed senator fuckwit to tell him what I think if his stupid scheme, and *shudder* the liberal party to ask them to oppose this waste of money.

 

If I wanted to live in a communist country I'd move to fucking China.

[brick]

Frazz, thanks for merging my post into this thread.

 

Rocker, Labor's got 32 Senate seats, LNP has 37, there's 4 Greens and 1 independent (Xenophon).

 

If The Liberals support the rubbish, it'll pass.

 

If the Libs oppose, Labor needs to get all 4 Greens and Xenophon to vote for it- and the Greens are already out as deadset against it. Xenophon is also opposed. Labor doesn't tolerate its members crossing the floor- dissenters are expelled from the ALP.

 

However, the LNP does tolerate dissenters. If the LNP opposes, Labor would need 6 Libs cross the floor to pass amendments to the Broadcast Services Act to enact filtering.

 

There's another procedural way around a Senate vote to enact filtering, damned if I can find the details at the moment.

 

It must be incredibly tempting for the Libs to support censorship; one of these days, they'll be out of the political woodshed and like any politician, they'd LOVE to be able to suppress public debate of govt policy.

 

-edit- At this moment, the Lib oppose the censorship plan. http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=4361

 

With Abbott at the helm they just might support it!

[Al B. Fuct]

If I wanted to live in a communist country I'd move to fucking China.

 

MP, while I certainly agree with your sentiment, don't confuse 'communism' with 'authoritarianism.' Forcing legislation on a population which doesn't want it is more accurately described as 'authoritarian,' but not necessarily 'communist.'

 

While the most prominent examples of communist governments (fmr USSR, China, etc) HAVE been authoritarian, communism isn't authoritarian in its basic construct. It's just as possible (and more likely) for extreme right (corporatist, fascist) regimes to be authoritarian.

 

Good onya for writing letters. Mark Newton, a network engineer for Internode (an ISP), has been the most vocal opponent of the censorship system. Mark suggests you write snail mail: “Write a real letter, print it on real paper, sign it with a real pen, put it in a real envelope with a real stamp and post it in a real letter box.”

 

Kevin Rudd MP

PO Box 6022

House of Representatives

Parliament House

Canberra ACT 2600

 

Stephen Conroy MP

Suite MG70

Parliament House

Canberra ACT 2600

 

Also, write to your local Federal MP. If you don't know who yours is, you can find out here: http://apps.aec.gov.au/esearch/

[Al B. Fuct]

With Abbott at the helm they just might support it!

 

Yeah, I agree, it's more possible than not with the Mad Monk in charge.

[need4weed3]

Fuck the bastards

Servants of the people!!!!!!!!

Who the fuck gave politicians the right to tell us what to do.

Democracy.....bullshit

Slaves to the system...

Rise up and exterminate these parasites!!!!!!!!!!!

[smokinjoe]

Mark suggests you write snail mail: “Write a real letter, print it on real paper, sign it with a real pen, put it in a real envelope with a real stamp and post it in a real letter box.”

 

I would but since the postal workers are going on strike over christmas it probably won't get there.

[Frazz]

I would but since the postal workers are going on strike over christmas it probably won't get there.

 

hey smokinjoe i hate writing letters too, but sorry, the postal workers is not good enuf excuse ...

i promise i will write a letter and i hope everyone here does write one too cause this is our freedom at stake

thanks for the addys Al B

 

UNITED WE STAND but DIVIDED WE FALL

[Frazz]

ok Getup has a form whereby you can send an email to Senator Conroy, i have written already and i am enclosing a copy of my email so that anyone here who wants to cut and paste it and send it as their own email is more than welcome to do so

 

Getup Link; http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet&id=892

 

Please Senator Conroy i ask you to reconsider the implementation of your proposed internet filter.

I believe this is a terrible form of censorship that Australian citizens will be reminded of everytime they use the internet.

Should you and your Government disregard this request, i will do all i can at the next Federal election to un-seat your Government.

Thank You for taking the time to read this email, and i do hope you find the time to reply to me in regard to this important matter.

Yours Sincerly, *** (your name)

my residential postcode; *** (your postcode)

 

alternately you may wish to author your own email / letter

 

[smokinjoe]

So does a proxy or vpn get around this ridiculum?

[Al B. Fuct]

The posties' strike won't be a problem. See:

 

http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-natio...91215-ku2p.html

Posties to strike this week

SIMON JENKINS

December 15, 2009

 

AAP

 

The union representing Australia's posties has rejected claims it has broken a promise not to cause disruptions to mail deliveries in the lead-up to Christmas.

 

In an escalation of an ongoing dispute with Australia Post that dates back to 2006, the Communications, Electrical and Plumbing Union (CEPU) has confirmed postal workers will undergo stoppages across all states, except South Australia, from Wednesday.

 

South Australian workers will join the work stoppages from Thursday to avoid school students missing out on their HSC results arriving in the post.

 

The bulk of the strikes will take place during the next 48 hours, although other action may take place on Friday, the union told AAP on Tuesday.

 

The legislation hasn't been tabled in Parliament and won't be for quite a while.

 

So does a proxy or vpn get around this ridiculum?

 

Yep. Using any sort of a relay that is located at a URL that the filter doesn't recognise as banned will go through. I'm going to set up a VPN- no URL at all. My browser will simply route through a certain IP address, which corresponds to a server in the USA.

 

You can also use Tor (http://www.torproject.org/), which sets up a connection to your target website via series of random relay stations. Totally unblockable.

 

The filter will be absolutely trivial to beat- but that's no reason not to protest it. It's wrong on a million different levels and has no place in a free society.