Australia to block P2P and BitTorrent

lamchopz · 12-24-2008, 07:22 AM

not like you haven't heard of it. lol

but here's the latest article on this matter:

http://www.news.com.au/technology/st...014239,00.html

**Hraesvelg** · 12-24-2008, 07:40 AM

Oh hell no. I do think that would cause riots in the streets here in the US.

lamchopz · 12-24-2008, 07:42 AM

I'm curious to see what sort of public response this censorship will generate.

**Hessah** · 12-24-2008, 09:42 PM

And where's the accompanying on how to bypass their filter?

We would cause a riot too... or I hope we do..

that is just stupid and rediculous... it made me think if they're still thinking about protecting our children...

I don't know if this article is trying to say that they want to block everything on BT and P2P files.. or just the things that's on their "not acceptable" list...

But either way, I can assure you that they'll block out a heaps of appropriate materials and still leak through the stuff they "should" be blocking...

the biggest debate is still "what exactly are they blocking?"

I dont think they've ever revealed the list of criterias on wat they consider as "inappropriate".

Kyrillos · 12-24-2008, 10:04 PM

Australia is the next China.

**Hraesvelg** · 12-24-2008, 10:09 PM

To filter something, they would first have to identify what files are being transferred. That would require some sort of way to tell what every single damn packet is carrying, determine what is legit, then let it pass. That would be a massive, massive undertaking. Much easier just to cut it all off.

**Hessah** · 12-24-2008, 10:13 PM

Originally Posted by Kyrillos

Australia is the next China.

Exactly! isnt that moving backwards?? That sounds exactly like Australia =.="

Our government sucks when they try to play with technology...

Maybe one day they would say "this project cost too much, it's gonna get scrapped"

They've done that to all the other plans that should've gone though....

Kyrillos · 12-25-2008, 01:17 AM

Yup. Because every kid in Aussie is a hacker and a closet porn lover.

**a.L** · 12-25-2008, 01:30 AM

Shhh...

**Hessah** · 12-25-2008, 01:46 AM

Originally Posted by Kyrillos

Yup. Because every kid in Aussie is a hacker and a closet porn lover.

so now they made it so that even the adults cant be a hack and a closet porn lover.....

that's rediculous