Mirror: Senator Ludlam Questions to Senator Conroy

Original video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoBXZwUwzfc

As broadcast on Channel 48 (Senate) about 2:15 pm 16th September 2009 note incidental video to the left (without sound) Channel 47 (House of Representatives)

3 questions from Senator Ludlam

1) Proposed Mandatory Internet Censorship Scheme

The live trial has recently been completed The report has not yet been finalised The report will be be released in due course Existing laws introduced by the Howard Government remain in place One element of the policy includes examaning the introduction of ISP level filtering for Refused classification material Question appears to be based on comments from a University Professor who "knows nothing about Internet Filtering"

2) Additional accountability measures to guide material submitted to ACMA blacklist and public consultation on social issues

Discussion with some in the industry regarding enhanced practical measures to ensure confidence possibly an industry body may be an option and another possibility is a government committee


3) When will announcements be made and what proportion of RC material will be blocked

There has never been suggestion by the current government that Peer to Peer traffic could or would be blocked by this filter Senator Conroy hasn't received report and providing that this is what is being tested for statistics will be made available when the report is made available

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News & Politics

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• Australia
• Internet
• Censorship
• Cleanfeed
• Conroy
• Ludlam
• Senate

[steelgear]

What a crock of shit.