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Michael Malone has a bit of a reputation as a ball-breaker, and although I don't think much of his ISP I am thoroughly impressed that he's spoken out about this

by gstar 18y ago

Michael Malone has a bit of a reputation as a ball-breaker, and although I don't think much of his ISP I am thoroughly impressed that he's spoken out about this in public. Could have been a bad move though, as I think the government will do what it can to exclude iiNet from the trial after Malone's comments. Even if they don't, iiNet's trial results would not be considered objective. It's highly unfortunate but I think the Australian government and the communications minister thinks that it has a clear mandate from the electorate to introduce this "technology", and it's going to happen whether we like it or not. The other problem is, no journalist or lay-person will take the comparison with Saudi Arabia or China as fact even though it's an accurate assessment (see the quotes and the attribution of the comment in the article).

jonny_noog 18y ago
I have to agree that I never thought much of iiNet either. But Malone should be commended for speaking out on this issue. As has already been mentioned, I don't doubt that if this mandatory filter does go ahead, they'll be a way around it, there always is. I'm just more pissed off that we will have to fuck around and find that way. I don't like being treated like a child. I wonder how much opposition to this plan it will take before the government no longer thinks they have a clear mandate. "They're not listening to the experts, they're not listening to the industry, they're not listening to consumers ... " This is completely true and I can't believe the government is still even considering this plan.
andrewf 18y ago
I think even if you convinced the Government this filter was a bad idea, they'd string it out for as long as possible to keep Senators Xenophon and Fielding on side. For non-Aussies: The Government, who holds power Australia's House of Representatives, lacks a majority in the Senate and needs the support of the two senators above to pass legislation.

by gstar 18y ago

jonny_noog 18y ago

I have to agree that I never thought much of iiNet either. But Malone should be commended for speaking out on this issue. As has already been mentioned, I don't doubt that if this mandatory filter does go ahead, they'll be a way around it, there always is. I'm just more pissed off that we will have to fuck around and find that way. I don't like being treated like a child. I wonder how much opposition to this plan it will take before the government no longer thinks they have a clear mandate. "They're not listening to the experts, they're not listening to the industry, they're not listening to consumers ... " This is completely true and I can't believe the government is still even considering this plan.

andrewf 18y ago

I think even if you convinced the Government this filter was a bad idea, they'd string it out for as long as possible to keep Senators Xenophon and Fielding on side. For non-Aussies: The Government, who holds power Australia's House of Representatives, lacks a majority in the Senate and needs the support of the two senators above to pass legislation.