How often do you see a truly horrifying image on a mainstream site like Facebook? Almost never, right? Well, that’s because some unfortunate individuals look at thousands of images like that per day so you don’t have to.
There are plenty of privacy filters out there that prevent snoopers from seeing what’s on your laptop screen from an angle. But how many show said snoopers flashy gold? Just one, that’s how many. [3M]
A government commissioned study says that 84% of boys aged 16-17 have seen internet porn, but most claim it’s accidental. What horseshit. Here’s a much more accurate view of the situation: 100% of teenage boys are horny little bastards who’ll lie about their porn viewing habits to government researchers because they don’t want to seem like horny little bastards.
Hey guys. Mark here—not some weird Russian spam advertisement. I just wanted to acknowledge that sometimes jokes aren’t funny to everyone, even on holidays. And if you want to filter our coverage, here’s how:
Riiight… This whole ISP-level filter thing is becoming an even bigger joke than we’d previously thought. Not only did the government only select half a dozen tiny ISPs to trial the effectiveness of their filter technology (ignoring the fact that the country’s second and third largest ISPs were prepared to play along to give some meaningful data), but the largest of the selected ISPs is going to trial the filter as an opt-in option for customers. iPrimus announced yesterday that they would begin trials in late April or early May, and that the process would be on “an opt-in basis and customer participation will be totally voluntary. The ability for the customer to opt-in to the trial provides them ultimate freedom over their internet experience.”
And the good news is that none of the major players are involved.
The word “awesome” is not used very often to describe a water filter, but the description is apt when referring to the Rehydr8 concept.
Australia loves censoring and filtering things on the internet, but its government hasn’t had its fill yet. Next up: blocking BitTorrent in the entire country.
