"internet filtering" news, interviews, and features

News about internet filtering

• Richard Stallman: Net filter is a 'human rights attack'

  Stallman is best known for his creation during the early 1980's of the GNU Project

• Internode, iiNet, VHA won't filter for now

  Other broadband providers such as Adam Internet and Exetel have not yet responded to a request for comment

• iiNet: Conroy misrepresents our filtering stance

  ISP is also dubious on Communications Minister’s recent claims that 85 per cent of Australian ISPs supporting Internet filtering

• Internet filtering hacking classes take-off

  Depending on the popularity of the classes, network integrator, Minopher is considering taking the course nationwide

• Filter hacking teacher: IT industry need to step up anti-filtering action

  Fear of being branded child pornography supporters are preventing IT companies from participating in direct anti-filtering activities

• Australian parliament Web site attacked

  Denial-of-service attack comes after warning from Anonymous

Interviews about internet filtering

• Q&A: NICTA CEO on the NBN's viability, filtering and ICT growth

  CEO of the Australian ICT commercialisation company, NICTA, catches up with ARN at CeBIT 2010 to discuss how the NBN can ímprove Australian ICT innovation ...

• ISP Q&A: Internet filter trial participant, Highway 1

  ARN speaks to Highway 1 about participating in the Internet filter trial, the NBN, and reseller opportunities

• Q&A: Family First Senator, Steve Fielding, on content filtering

  ARN speaks with the cross-bench independent, Senator Steve Fielding, about his support for Internet filtering and his push to bring call centres back to Australia

Features about internet filtering

• Bing filters out sensitive results for Chinese searches

  Some politically charged content cannot be found using simplified Chinese script

• China's porn filter blocks Falun Gong sites

  A flaw in the program could also be used to pull user PCs into botnets, researchers say