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The Government Submitted A Stupid App To Apple Seemingly On Purpose
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Why I Liked Australia Better When Politicians Didn't Know About Technology
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Conroy (Almost) Concedes Defeat On Internet Filter
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Fight The Filter: The Summary
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NBN To Offer 1Gbps Speeds At Launch
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Classification And Internet Censorship As An Election Issue
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The Government Submitted A Stupid App To Apple Seemingly On Purpose
Remember the Cyber-Safety Help Button? You might remember it as Conroy’s Big Red Button that when pushed, directed kids to a website that told them how to stay safe online. It was a poorly thought out initiative to say the least, but wait until you hear what the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy did next.
Why I Liked Australia Better When Politicians Didn’t Know About Technology
Late last week I was perusing the Coalition’s plan for child safety online. It’s a rigid document that proposes strict plans for pursuing court action against cyberbullies, and a proposal that would see age-appropriateness ratings and classifications slapped onto mobile phone products. Respectfully, I would like to label this plan as a load of tosh. I liked Australia better when our politicians didn’t care about technology. Here’s why.
National Telework Week Or National ‘No Pants Week’?
One of the joys of being a contractor is the freedom to work from the comfort of your own home, or local cafe, or other random location, without having to commute to an office. And that sense of freedom is something that Comms minister Stephen Conroy was trying to teach to businesses as he announced National Telework week for later this year.
Conroy Supports An R18+ Rating For Video Games
The federal government made its position on an R18+ rating for video games quite clear last year in the lead up to the December 10 SCAG meeting. But David Ramli at ARN managed to get Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to personally endorse the rating, although his reasons for supporting it leave a bittersweet taste in the mouth.
Senator Conroy’s Toddler Tech Troubles Continue
Last year, our broadband leader Senator Stephen Conroy confessed that his daughter had locked him out of his iPhone. It seems the younger Conroy is continuing to be a digital thorn in her father’s side, and has now taken to messing with his alarm clock.
Conroy’s Filter Delayed Until 2013, But Still Not Scrapped
Just before the election the government’s proposed internet filter was postponed until next year, in what was widely regarded as a quick and easy way for the government to kill off a controversial election topic. But it didn’t die. Now John Hilvert at ITNews is reporting that a strategy brief from the DBCDE is stating that the legislation couldn’t be introduced to parliament until the middle of 2013.
Conroy (Almost) Concedes Defeat On Internet Filter
David Ramli over at ARN managed to score some one-on-one time with the Communications Minister in the final run up to the election, in which Senator Conroy made a rather startling admission:
Fight The Filter: The Summary
There are only two more sleeps until we all hunch over our cardboard cubicles and scrawl numbers on a sheet of paper to determine who will lead the country for the next few years. And while the internet filter may not be as big a concern given the Coalition’s position on blocking any filter legislation, it’s still part of Labor’s policy and something you’ll need to think about as you head to the polls. If you need a refresher of why internet filtering is a bad idea, look no further:
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