Comments on: Australian $84 Million Porn Filter Thwarted By 16-Year-Old http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil/ the Gadget Guide | Technology and consumer electronics news and reviews Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:40:51 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ITservice http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil/comment-page-1/#comment-2190 ITservice Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:27:16 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil.html#comment-2190 <p>How many computers do parents have access to anyway, its not like the teens will let them put the filter not there personal computer.</p> How many computers do parents have access to anyway, its not like the teens will let them put the filter not there personal computer.

]]> By: DEMON http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil/comment-page-1/#comment-2189 DEMON Wed, 29 Aug 2007 09:28:44 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil.html#comment-2189 <p>Silly silly people.... do you honestly think the government cares one bit about Porn??? um have we all forgotten its an election year?? little johnny and his crew are busting their britches to please the voters especially the christian ethic voters with this so called porn filter... nah its just a lame attempt once again by the powers that be to try and impress us with their upright(should be "Uptight") moralistic values.. johnny would have scored higher by spending the 80mill on building a JohnnySpaces website perhaps???? :)</p> Silly silly people…. do you honestly think the government cares one bit about Porn??? um have we all forgotten its an election year?? little johnny and his crew are busting their britches to please the voters especially the christian ethic voters with this so called porn filter… nah its just a lame attempt once again by the powers that be to try and impress us with their upright(should be “Uptight”) moralistic values.. johnny would have scored higher by spending the 80mill on building a JohnnySpaces website perhaps???? :)

]]> By: Dexxie http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil/comment-page-1/#comment-2188 Dexxie Wed, 29 Aug 2007 03:00:04 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil.html#comment-2188 <p>My biggest problem here is that the government, is meant to be making laws. The police, policing those laws. The courts, working out issues around laws.</p> <p>The government is now trying to step in and control us on an unprecedented level.</p> <p>And the best bit... It's not working.</p> <p>I have no respect for Helen Coonan, her views and understanding on the internet and technology belong in bible belt Amnerica.</p> <p>The fact is, I was looking at porn when I was.. what, about 14 ? I didn't have the internet. I had adult book stores, dads collection and various other ways to get it. This porn filter is going to do nothing. It's a waste of good money, that could do a lot more for this country than trying to protect kids from seeing naked bodies. If kids want it, kids will get it.<br /> The kids that don't want it, really aren't being beseiged by porn anyway.<br /> I can't remember the last time I was affronted by porn that I didn't look for.</p> My biggest problem here is that the government, is meant to be making laws. The police, policing those laws. The courts, working out issues around laws.

The government is now trying to step in and control us on an unprecedented level.

And the best bit… It’s not working.

I have no respect for Helen Coonan, her views and understanding on the internet and technology belong in bible belt Amnerica.

The fact is, I was looking at porn when I was.. what, about 14 ? I didn’t have the internet. I had adult book stores, dads collection and various other ways to get it. This porn filter is going to do nothing. It’s a waste of good money, that could do a lot more for this country than trying to protect kids from seeing naked bodies. If kids want it, kids will get it.
The kids that don’t want it, really aren’t being beseiged by porn anyway.
I can’t remember the last time I was affronted by porn that I didn’t look for.

]]> By: Brendan http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil/comment-page-1/#comment-2187 Brendan Tue, 28 Aug 2007 10:54:11 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil.html#comment-2187 <p>Well they seemed to censor Tiananmen square in China and also wireless network regulation in Germany, I can't see why they cannot block UNDERAGE PEOPLE viewing porn.</p> Well they seemed to censor Tiananmen square in China and also wireless network regulation in Germany, I can’t see why they cannot block UNDERAGE PEOPLE viewing porn.

]]> By: mark b http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil/comment-page-1/#comment-2186 mark b Mon, 27 Aug 2007 11:19:53 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil.html#comment-2186 <p>why not just ban anyone under 18 from using the internet! Compulsory filters are a waste of time.. besides we all know porn built the internet!<br /> </p> why not just ban anyone under 18 from using the internet! Compulsory filters are a waste of time.. besides we all know porn built the internet!

]]> By: Mr.Crash. http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil/comment-page-1/#comment-2185 Mr.Crash. Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:15:31 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil.html#comment-2185 <p>fucking hell brendan.</p> <p>It's impossible to effectively censor ANYTHING on the internet.</p> <p>don't let google crawl it, send files via encrypted zip/rar files, p2p torrenting systems... There's a STACK of ways to stop ANY automated process working out what you're doing.</p> <p>Some torrenting apps even mix up UDP and TCP packets so that ISP's can't even work out you ARE torrenting things.</p> <p>damn. The people want porn, give them porn.</p> <p>The parents are too lazy to monitor their kids activities? They shouldn't have kids - and if you're that lazy, porn is probably the least of your worries. I know you can't watch them 24/7 - but there is a simple way to stop this. TURN THE COMPUTER OFF. If you're really stressy and you have to go out, rip out a bunch of the cables out of the computer and lock them in your car or something.</p> <p>Surefire porn "filter" - can the government give me $80 million now?...</p> fucking hell brendan.

It’s impossible to effectively censor ANYTHING on the internet.

don’t let google crawl it, send files via encrypted zip/rar files, p2p torrenting systems… There’s a STACK of ways to stop ANY automated process working out what you’re doing.

Some torrenting apps even mix up UDP and TCP packets so that ISP’s can’t even work out you ARE torrenting things.

damn. The people want porn, give them porn.

The parents are too lazy to monitor their kids activities? They shouldn’t have kids – and if you’re that lazy, porn is probably the least of your worries. I know you can’t watch them 24/7 – but there is a simple way to stop this. TURN THE COMPUTER OFF. If you’re really stressy and you have to go out, rip out a bunch of the cables out of the computer and lock them in your car or something.

Surefire porn “filter” – can the government give me $80 million now?…

]]> By: poo http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil/comment-page-1/#comment-2184 poo Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:41:31 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil.html#comment-2184 <p>Brendan... You just don't get it do you? I will keep it simple...</p> <p><br /> Porn filter cost big money.</p> <p>Porn filter no workie.</p> <p>Poor tax payer sad and angry.</p> <p>Howard government is a big baddie!<br /> </p> Brendan… You just don’t get it do you? I will keep it simple…

Porn filter cost big money.

Porn filter no workie.

Poor tax payer sad and angry.

Howard government is a big baddie!

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil/comment-page-1/#comment-2183 Jonathan Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:06:51 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil.html#comment-2183 <p>why not spend the money curbing crime rates or making median houses more affordable to first home buyers. </p> <p>porn is harmless. <br /> </p> why not spend the money curbing crime rates or making median houses more affordable to first home buyers.

porn is harmless.

]]> By: Brendan http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil/comment-page-1/#comment-2182 Brendan Mon, 27 Aug 2007 01:10:21 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil.html#comment-2182 <p>The ISPs need to have these filters on the server side otherwise it wont work - and that is the plan. Obviously you can get around the filter easily: just uninstall it. Even if it does work there will be ways around it, just look at gun laws (people can go to the black market for guns). At least filters will reduce MOST of the traffic.</p> The ISPs need to have these filters on the server side otherwise it wont work – and that is the plan. Obviously you can get around the filter easily: just uninstall it. Even if it does work there will be ways around it, just look at gun laws (people can go to the black market for guns). At least filters will reduce MOST of the traffic.

]]> By: poo http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil/comment-page-1/#comment-2181 poo Sun, 26 Aug 2007 23:26:26 +0000 http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2007/08/australian_84_million_porn_fil.html#comment-2181 <p>I hope that guy who commented last time that the Howard government is 'heading in the right direction' is going to post another comment...<br /> </p> I hope that guy who commented last time that the Howard government is ‘heading in the right direction’ is going to post another comment…

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