http://www.banthisurl.com Examining Censorship in Australia Wed, 14 Jan 2009 02:22:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Rodney Gedda from Techworld wrote an interesting article today about the newfound relationship between IT and the sex industry.  He writes that the two have bonded over the Government's proposed net filtering scheme, which they say will harm the industry: “In meetings I had with Senator Conroy last year he indicated ... http://www.banthisurl.com/2009/01/sex-and-it-together-at-last/ All has been quiet in the tech world in the last few weeks thanks to Christmas. However with CES well and truly under way things have been shocked back into action, as has people's attention on Australia's proposed internet filter and censorship around the world. Australia Crikey | The world smirks at ... http://www.banthisurl.com/2009/01/filter-wrap-up-post-break-edition/ Senator Conroy's office has responded to Asher Moses' accusation of "fatal flaws" in Conroy's internet filtering plan, printed in Fairfax Media publications The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age. At the centre of the debate is a secret report commissioned by the Howard Government and produced by the Internet Industry Association, ... http://www.banthisurl.com/2008/12/secret-report-leaked-to-media/ Thailand's blacklist of newly-banned websites -- all accused of lese majeste, or criticising the King -- has been leaked to whistleblower site Wikileaks. The list contains over 1200 websites with entries as eclectic as Hillary Clinton's campaign videos on YouTube, 24 Charlie Chaplin videos and The Economist newsmagazine. "It is obvious that ... http://www.banthisurl.com/2008/12/thailands-blacklist-leaked-on-the-internet/ In a detailed open letter to Senator Conroy, the System Administrators Guild of Australia (SAGE-AU) said today that it couldn't support the proposed net filtering scheme on technical grounds. As the representative body for over 1,000 Australian system administrators, SAGE-AU represents "the poor bunnies who have to implement" the net filtering ... http://www.banthisurl.com/2008/12/sage-au-tells-conroy-we-cant-support-net-filters/ This is the third and final part of a lengthy interview with Matthew Strahan, a computer security professional with Securus Global. To read the interview from the beginning, click here. BanThisURL: How hard is it for a machine to pick what if an image is or isn't pornography? Matthew Strahan: Usually you'd just look at the context ... http://www.banthisurl.com/2008/12/interview-with-a-white-hat-hacker-part-3-what-machines-cant-judge-and-why/ This is the second part of a long interview with Matthew Strahan, a computer security professional with Securus Global. To read the interview from the beginning, click here. The final part will be posted tomorrow. BTURL: Let’s get back to the filter boxes. There are two tiers at the moment, one of which is going to ... http://www.banthisurl.com/2008/12/interview-with-a-white-hat-hacker-part-2-the-filters-vulnerabilities/ BanThisURL recently interviewed Matthew Strahan, a computer security professional with Securus Global. He makes a living telling companies how to secure their computer systems by breaking into them. Over the course of the discussion, we addressed various ways to sidestep the filter, how a hacker could use the filters to intercept personal data ... http://www.banthisurl.com/2008/12/exclusive-white-hat-hacker-tears-apart-flaws-in-aussie-net-filtering-scheme/ Anti internet censorship protests will occur around Australia tomorrow (Saturday the 13th of December). Ban This URL has reported on this before, however since then there have been more rallies organised in other cities. Protests have been planned at Sydney’s Town Hall Square from 12pm; Brisbane Square, Brisbane at 11am; State Library, ... http://www.banthisurl.com/2008/12/reminder-anti-censorship-protests-on-tomorrow-saturday-13th/ Today, news outlets broke a story about a child pornography ring being busted after a year-long investigation by international police organisations. Initially sparked by a tip-off from Brazilian police, Interpol has identified more than 200 potential offenders in 70 countries. Australian Federal Police have apprehended 19 men, including a retired Victorian QC ... http://www.banthisurl.com/2008/12/child-pornography-bust-would-not-have-been-helped-by-filters/