The Australian government's plan to censor the Internet is absurd and irrational. The Australian Electronic Frontier Group (EFA) has come up with the following points:


1. The Government has failed to identify a need for this policy.
2. Even if there was a need, the Government has failed to demonstrate that its solution is wanted by the public.
3. Even if the public wanted this solution, it won't work.
4. Even if it could work, it's too expensive.
5. Even if it wasn't too expensive, it'll be implemented poorly.
6. In the unlikely event that it's implemented perfectly, it will enable child abuse.

The last point is predicated on Newton's assertion that a leak of the blacklist itself is inevitable, and once that happens it will spread among pedophile groups helping unscrupulous individuals locate child pornography web sites that are up and online.

The filter technology has also been shown to slow down Internet speeds.

If you're Aussie, sign the petition against Net censorship:
here