Aussie opposition will scrap firewall2010-08-05 09:48 by DanielaTags: Ausstralia, broadband
Joe Hockey, shadow treasurer, has told Australian radio that the Liberal Party will oppose the Australian government's planned compulsory net filter. Communications minister Stephen Conroy has staked his reputation on blocking content from the internet which would be censored if it were a film for cinema release. The government announced a review of the contentious plan last month. Hockey said his party would not support the policy. "We believe the internet filter will not work and we believe its a flawed policy. It is not going to capture a whole lot of images and chatter that we all find offensive... that are going through email." He told ABC's Hack show that he was in favour of technologies which give parents more control and promised a more detailed announcement soon. Read more -here-
Post your review/comments
rate:
avg:
|