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> Australia won't dare set up national firewalls I wouldn't be so sure about that. Australian govt is pretty open to implementing draconian laws. We've already
by asymptosis 6y ago
> Australia won't dare set up national firewalls
I wouldn't be so sure about that. Australian govt is pretty open to implementing draconian laws. We've already got mandatory ISP metadata retention; we don't have a bill of rights like USA, we're basically a cryptotheocracy with the head of the Anglican Church as our head of state.
- senectus1 6y agoI doubt the Aust Gov could competently setup a national firewall. Especially not a Liberal one.
- suifbwish 6y agoWho exactly would this firewall be protecting? Bitbucket, Jira and other competing Australian tech products would be dumped by anyone Australia firewalls off and there would be a dozen Silicon Valley startups to take their place over night.
- dheera 6y agoPresumably they only need to filter out selective websites from being displayed inside Australia and not prevent Australian products from working outside of Australia.
- dash2 6y ago"we're basically a cryptotheocracy with the head of the Anglican Church as our head of state." I sense a teensy bit of exaggeration in this remark. Democratically elected politicians drafted this legislation, not the Queen.