EDITOR'S NOTE

Good afternoon,

Readers will probably be aware of the reports filtering (sorry) out of Senate Estimates that Senator Conroy might make the ISP filter scheme 'voluntary'.

Possibly no-one was more surprised by that admission than the Government, which assured iTnews that its filter program will still be mandatory.

The other interesting point to come out of the debate, though, is who might audit ACMA's blacklist. "Eminent persons" are now the frontrunners. Let the speculation over their identities begin...

-- Ry Crozier

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Brett Winterford | May 27, 2009

Senator Conroy has revealed the Government is considering appointing a panel to conduct a regular audit of ACMA's blacklist of banned web sites.

By Ry Crozier | May 27, 2009

Telstra has used the Sydney leg of its annual enterprise and government executive roadshow to implore customers to hand off more computing responsibility to the carrier, making them your "one throat to choke".

By Iain Thomson | May 27, 2009

Scientists are reporting successful tests of a new memory device that could allow terabytes of data to be stored without corruption for millions of years.

By Tarmo Virki, | May 27, 2009

Nokia has begun rolling out its much-anticipated online software and content store, Ovi Store, as it aims to follow the success of Apple's App Store.

By Ry Crozier | May 27, 2009

Macquarie Telecom has asked the Government to step in and help fund a redundant link between the Victorian landing site for the Basslink cable and Melbourne.

By Staff Writers | May 27, 2009

Intel has announced it will start producing a new, more powerful version of its Xeon multiprocessor chip for servers in the second half of the year.

By Shaun Nichols | May 27, 2009

Social networking giant Facebook has landed a new investor and set a new mark for its valuation.

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