Some Resources re: the Vegemite Curtain (aka the Great Firewall of Australia)
Here's a few things you might like to read.
- #nocleanfeed - a bit of a technical description of the problem
http://thorfinn.livejournal.com/53208.html
...if people access illegal content using non-encrypted communications, that is a good thing. Why? Because that means your ISP can actually detect them and send the information to law enforcement agencies. That sort of thing is common practice within the ISP industry already. All that implementing a net filter would do is force people actually doing illegal things to get clever and use encryption technologies like the above, rather than leaving at least some of them out in the open as they are now... - Conroy Releases Internet Filter Trial Report, Dooms Us All
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2009/12/conroy-releases-internet-filter-trial-report-dooms-us-all/
This afternoon, Senator Conroy released the reports on his internet filtering trial study. Despite the fact that the report sounds like the trial was a rousing success, the truth is that despite the spin, the report doesn't give enough evidence that a mandatory filter of the internet is a viable solution... - Our views on Mandatory ISP Filtering
http://google-au.blogspot.com/2009/12/our-views-on-mandatory-isp-filtering.html
At Google we are concerned by the Government's plans to introduce a mandatory filtering regime for Internet Service Providers (ISP) in Australia, the first of its kind amongst western democracies. Our primary concern is that the scope of content to be filtered is too wide... - Great Firewall of Australia will nationally block sites appearing on a secret, unaccountable list
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/12/17/great-firewall-of-au-1.html
...this national censorship plan will do little to curb child pornography and crime (because people who seek out that sort of thing can always get around filters), but it will give unaccountable government bureaucrats the power to secretly and arbitrarily hide information from Australians... - Net censorship move a smokescreen: expert
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/net-censorship-move-a-smokescreen-expert-20091216-kw7d.html
One of Australia's top communications experts says the Government's internet censorship trials were designed to succeed from the outset, presented no new information and are now being used by the Government to further its political agenda... - How to easily bypass Australia's internet filters for free
http://blogs.smh.com.au/gadgetsonthego/archives/2008/11/how_to_easily_bypass_australia.html
The Federal government intends to waste millions of dollars on ISP-level content filtering which can be bypassed at the push of a button... - Fcuk Conroy, Fcuk Rudd, Fcuk Censorship
http://unclecaine.wordpress.com/2009/12/16/fuck-conroy-fuck-rudd-fuck-censorship/
Sure, you might know the difference between browsers and be able to check your email form any computer, but how do you get access to the information, entertainment and juicy porn your black'n'twisty lil' heart desires? Well, my interwubs-loving friends, it really is pretty damn easy. And I'm such a lovely person that I'm going to show you how... - If You Hate The Idea Of A Filtered Internet, You Should Probably Sign This