Tag Archives: stephen-conroy

ISP filtering policy is not evidence-based

Editorial: ISP filtering policy is not evidence-based – Whirlpool Broadband News.
Must read editorial on the failure that will be the Great Firewall of China.
Make no mistake, this will be another Labor Bungle.  Although it won’t cause the loss of life the Insulation Affair did, it’s going to cost us far more money is lost productivity [...]

Conroy abandons speed hump plans for Australia’s freeways

Conroy abandons speed hump plans for Australia’s freeways | Digihub Blog | digihub.smh.com.au.

Conroy calls ACCC doc release “regrettable”

Conroy calls ACCC doc release “regrettable” – News – Communications – ZDNet Australia.
Stephen Conroy reaffirms his incompetence.

Fatal flaws in website censorship plan, says report

Fatal flaws in website censorship plan, says report.
Update: Net filtering trial delay ‘another Govt bungle’.

Labor plan to censor internet in shreds

Labor plan to censor internet in shreds – Technology – smh.com.au.
Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, has written to critics saying that the so-called “live” trials would be “a closed network test and will not involve actual customers”
Huh?
A “live” trial – on a closed network without actual customers.
So, what’s this supposed to prove?
How dumb is Senator Conroy?  [...]

Telstra BigPond refuses to participate in net filter trials

Telstra BigPond refuses to participate in net filter trials – Internet – iTnews Australia.

British ISPs filtering Wikipedia

British ISPs filtering Wikipedia | Digital Media – CNET News.
So when Stephen Conroy and Kevin Rudd and all the Labor Party hacks tell you that the Clean Feed will only filter out bad, evil, vile pornographic sites, now you know what they have in mind.  Oh yes, Wikipedia, it’s vile.  Wikipedia is the scum of [...]

Children’s welfare groups slam net filters

Children’s welfare groups slam net filters – Technology – smh.com.au.
Hey Senator Conroy, are you listening?
I love the opening paragraph of this story:
Support for the Government’s plan to censor the internet has hit rock bottom, with even some children’s welfare groups now saying that that the mandatory filters, aimed squarely at protecting kids, are ineffective and [...]

Putting the NBN cart before the digital economy horse

iTWire – Putting the NBN cart before the digital economy horse.

NSW calls Conroy on Euro filter fudge

NSW calls Conroy on Euro filter fudge: News – Software – ZDNet Australia.
I think Senator Conroy should use this opportunity to learn how to research before commenting.  Here’s a thought – there’s a wonderful research tool that’s just come out in the last 30 years; it’s called the Internet.