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The NBN Is The Biggest Hippie Lovefest Since Woodstock

2:22PM Nick Broughall | Since this morning’s announcement that the Government is going to be creating their own company to build the NBN, there has been an outpouring of love and respect from ISPs so profound that you’d think K-Rudd was the new Dalai Lama. More »
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iPrimus Internet Filter Trial To Be ‘Opt-In’

11:00AM Nick Broughall | 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.” More »