'Net filters "required" for all Australians, no opt-out

[Peter Korsten]

Joost Schuttelaar schreef:

> http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20081016-net-filters-required-for-all-australians-no-opt-out.html

Hmm:

	"Illegal" is a broad definition, [...]

Actually, "illegal" is a very clear definition, and it means "against 
the law". It's also clear what the law is, so I'm taking this opinion 
with a grain of salt.

But really, it's a miracle that it has taken this long (apart from the 
less democratic regimes, of course). Someone I know, who at the time was 
the FreeBSD security officer, said that this was inevitable. And this 
was over ten years ago.

The issue is that this is proactive law enforcement, rather then 
retroactive. And even that can be defended, because even though 
downloading music and films is fun and cheap, it *is* illegal. Whether 
you agree with the law is irrelevant: their are well established ways to 
challenge or change laws, even though they are not easy.

But the really big, unanswered question is: what entity is going to 
decide what is filtered and what not? Who is going to audit this entity? 
Those are the questions that would most concern me.

- Peter