Taking the lead from Google’s post which outlines their views on the Australian Government’s plans to implement mandatory ISP filtering we feel it is important that all Australian based internet users also indicate their views. Here, then, is the official Ingredients view on the following plan to:

Provide a mandatory ‘clean feed’ internet service for all homes, schools and public computers that are used by Australian children. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will filter out content that is identified as prohibited by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). The ACMA ‘blacklist’ will be made more comprehensive to ensure that children are protected from harmful and inappropriate online material

- Labor’s Plan for Cyber-safety

It’s rubbish.

If you think we’re being flippant, you’re correct, it’s intentional. We could spend ages going through the details of why it’s rubbish, but do we need to?. Why it makes us very disappointed that what appeared to be a very technologically forward looking Government is now being looked on internationally as naive and backward thinking, but do we need to? Why it may even have the opposite effect by creating a very false sense of cyber security, but do we need to?.

What we do need to do though, is add our voice to the many that already think it’s rubbish and you can too.

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