The Internet Filter has me on the soapbox. For those of you of that listen to techblah the podcast, you will know that I am an ardent opponent of the Rudd Government’s proposed Internet Filtering policy. Those who haven’t, welcome to my latest rant!

The Government policy claims that the filter will obstruct those trading in child pornography. They have also indicated that one of their goals is to “protect” the general public from access to “refused classification” sites.

This policy is flawed on so many levels – technically, monetarily, morally and democratically. Let’s look at each these levels more closely. Read the rest of this entry »