Australia's net censorship plan
Australia is about to move to the small town of censor-ville. Their neighbours? Iran, China and Saudi Arabia.
The most alarming thing for me about their plans for centralised internet filtering is that the list of sites they censor is to remain a secret. Well, that and the fact that it sets a dangerous precedent for us. New Zealand often looks across the ditch to compare policies and laws.
This new legislation will effectively mean the Australian government can block whatever they want, for whatever reason they want and no one gets to know why or object, all under the guise of protecting us from child porn websites. I'm all for protecting kids on the net, absolutely, but this is not a solution, more like an excuse.
