>with no accountability whatsoever. The legislation has been delayed so that the government can implement "transparency and accountability" measures. >It's a

>with no accountability whatsoever. The legislation has been delayed so that the government can implement "transparency and accountability" measures. >It's a great way for a government to get its foot in the door into controlling what information is acceptable for its citizens to consume. Get its foot in the door? The scope of the internet filter censorship will be identical to what already exists for traditional media - books, magazines, films and video games. The government already has its foot in the door. What's happened is that since 1996 they've started to lose grip, and this legislation is an ineffectual attempt to regain the control the government had 15 years ago. However, as the trial report and Conroy himself have stated, the filter will be trivial to bypass.