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Australia's new filtering restrictions for internet

Postby James » Tue 30 Mar, 2010 9:01 am

CANBERRA, Australia – The United States has raised concerns with Australia about the impact of a proposed Internet filter that would place restrictions on Web content, an official said Monday.

The concerns of Australia's most important security ally further undermine plans that would make Australia one of the strictest Internet regulators among the world's democracies.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100329/ap_ ... net_filter
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Postby Antony » Tue 30 Mar, 2010 10:54 am

Thank you for bringing it up.

Well, Federal Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy has a very very strong view on certain things.
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