Looks like China won’t be the only place with a Great Firewall in place–The Australian government is introducing its own censorship regime that will determine what is or isn’t illegal for you to view on the web. The move is said to help stop teenagers from accessing online pornography, but even if you opt-out of the pr0n filter, you’ll get put on a different blacklist for “illegal” content.
New Scientist today is summarising the world of political spin detection software–behavioral scientist Paul Ekman claims he can analyse a speech’s text for words that indicate untruths and deception. Others look to analyse the tenor of the voice, and facial recognition to spot lies is becoming more of a reality. But unfortunately, much of the bullshit detector tech here seems like it may be drowning a bit in the selfsame goo.
