Posted @ whirlpool - ILCF pt12

I'd just like to put a few questions out to supporters of the filter (yeah i'm looking at you derspatz).

See anything you like ? :)

- When the goal is supposedly "protecting the children" why is it that the silver bullet is to create a fantastically magic list of webpages to block. How many cases of 'grooming' have you heard of that take place on non-chat based webpages?

Bound to be addressed with ILCF 2.0b, don't you think ?

Websites discussing or giving advice for Social issues – Should support be given to the notion that certain 'social issues' such as websites designed to educate the young about homosexuality, abortion websites that give advice to teenagers or as one senator is pushing for, a block on websites that promote gambling.

Uh, what is the question here ? Happy to try and answer if you could try and clarify exactly what it is your are intending to ask here.

Supervision at home – Is it not the responsibility of the parent to monitor and control the usage of their child's internet? Does education not start in the home?

Yup ... but even just watching "Today Tonight" demonstrated that there is a growing number of families out there whose parents are failing their children and the positive future of Oz in every way.

Should the government intervene at other levels of potential exposure to "unwanted" material in the home?

Tis standard of those who want Left Wing Governments, to want more Government involvement in everyone's lives, and standard of those who want Right Wing Governments, to want minimal Government involvement in everyone's lives. We generally get what the majority vote for ... and guess what was more voted for this time around ?

If they're not capable of monitoring their child's internet usage how are they to monitor anything else they do around the home?

So you are arguing FOR Government Intervention now ?

False positives – In the case of false positives how would they be taken off and how quickly could they be taken off? What would the government do in the case where a website unintentionally put on the list lost business, Would they be compensated for loss of business? Or would it be "too bad too sad".

Details, details. When I was in the USofA in 2003 and trying to make light of "The Patriot Act", one thing that was made clear to me is that "we all need to do our part", even if it brings personal inconvenience.

What makes you so special or your business so special that you should be excused from something we all should be sharing the burden of/for ?

regarDS