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The Australian Federal Government is determined to force service providers such as ISPs and telecommunications carriers to take responsibility for the traffic that passes over their networks. iTnews charts the progress of the internet filtering trials as Government and industry collide over cyber-safety.

Enex net filter lab contract up for grabs

Enex net filter lab contract up for grabs

But no increase in spending.
Ry Crozier Jul 3 2009 12:46PM Telco/ISP
US government weighs in on Chinese filtering row

US government weighs in on Chinese filtering row

The United States government is pressing China to reconsider its mandate on web filtering software.
Shaun Nichols Jun 25 2009 2:05PM Security
China backs down on Green Dam web filter

China backs down on Green Dam web filter

China appears to have given in to pressure over its controversial requirement for all new PCs to have specific blacklist filtering software installed.
Mark Mayne Jun 17 2009 10:52AM Security
Optus to fund filtering pilot off its own bat

Optus to fund filtering pilot off its own bat

A mandatory grant reporting document released by the Department for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE) reveals it has spent close to $300,000 this year on its controversial ISP-level filtering pilot.
Ben Grubb May 11 2009 3:25PM Telco/ISP
Exetel says no to internet filtering

Exetel says no to internet filtering

Exetel chief John Linton has ruled out selling an opt-in ‘clean feed’ internet service to users as a result of last week’s trial because the technology can be too easily bypassed.
Ry Crozier May 5 2009 2:24PM Telco/ISP
Exetel trial records 20,000 hits on filtered URLs

Exetel trial records 20,000 hits on filtered URLs

Mandatory ISP filtering would cost internet users about $6 a year to implement, according to the results of a five-day trial of the technology by ISP Exetel.
Ry Crozier May 4 2009 3:57PM Telco/ISP
Conroy gaffe defeats purpose of net filter policy

Conroy gaffe defeats purpose of net filter policy

Senator Conroy was forced into an embarrassing gaffe on the ABC’s Q&A program last night, admitting that publishing the ACMA blacklist would defeat the purpose of having it in the first place.
Staff Writers Mar 27 2009 3:21PM Telco/ISP
Censorship opponents slam website hack

Censorship opponents slam website hack

Opponents of the Federal Government's filtering scheme have condemned last night's hacking of one of its websites as damaging to their fight against censorship.
Brett Winterford Mar 27 2009 3:07PM Security
iiNet trial could be test case for Government P2P policy

iiNet trial could be test case for Government P2P policy

After another hearing in the landmark iiNet copyright case yesterday, the Federal Government has indicated the result of the case could influence its policy position around illegal file sharing over peer-to-peer networks.
Staff Writers Mar 26 2009 11:07AM Telco/ISP
DBCDE wouldn’t agree to blind filter trial: iiNet

DBCDE wouldn’t agree to blind filter trial: iiNet

iiNet wanted to run a ‘blind' trial of the Government's net filters in which customers weren't told who was being filtered and weren't given the option to get out - terms Senator Conroy wouldn't agree to, it has emerged.
Ry Crozier Mar 25 2009 10:28AM Security
DBCDE wouldn’t agree to blind filter trial: iiNet

DBCDE wouldn’t agree to blind filter trial: iiNet

iiNet wanted to run a ‘blind’ trial of the Government’s net filters in which customers weren’t told who was being filtered and weren’t given the option to get out - terms Senator Conroy wouldn’t agree to, it has emerged.
Ry Crozier Mar 25 2009 5:30AM Telco/ISP
iiNet withdraws internet filter trial application

iiNet withdraws internet filter trial application

Days after the ACMA's blacklist was purportedly leaked to Wikileaks, Perth-based ISP iiNet has withdrawn from negotiations with the Government to participate in round two of the internet filtering trials.
Staff Writers Mar 24 2009 10:14AM Security
ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

ACMA blacklist proves too popular for Wikileaks

An updated version of the ACMA blacklist has proven too popular for the servers at whistle-blowing site Wikileaks, which has been out of action for most of the weekend.
Brett Winterford Mar 23 2009 2:51PM Security
Wikipedia removes ACMA-censored link

Wikipedia removes ACMA-censored link

Editors at Wikipedia have removed a link to an ACMA-blacklisted web site that sat uncontested for over 24 hours in the main body of ACMA's Wikipedia entry.
Brett Winterford Mar 19 2009 10:37AM Security
Activists use Wikipedia to bait blacklist regulator

Activists use Wikipedia to bait blacklist regulator

The Wikipedia page for the Australian Communications and Media Authority holds a link to a site on the authority's blacklist in a further test to the regulator's ability to censor the internet.
Brett Winterford Mar 18 2009 3:20PM Security
Activists use Wikipedia to bait blacklist regulator

Activists use Wikipedia to bait blacklist regulator

The Wikipedia page for the Australian Communications and Media Authority holds a link to a site on the authority's blacklist in a further test to the regulator's ability to censor the internet.
Brett Winterford Mar 18 2009 10:08AM Telco/ISP
Internet filtering ineffective in fight against terror

Internet filtering ineffective in fight against terror

Cross "fighting terrorism" off the list of reasons Senator Stephen Conroy wants to introduce mandatory ISP-level Internet Filtering.
Brett Winterford Mar 12 2009 1:52PM Security
iPrimus could beat federal government to internet filters

iPrimus could beat federal government to internet filters

iPrimus has indicated it may not wait for the Government to introduce a clean feed and that it may re-introduce an opt-in service for customers if there is sufficient demand.
Ry Crozier Mar 10 2009 9:42AM Security
Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials

Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials

Participating ISPs say they will forge ahead with Internet filter trials, regardless of speculation around whether associated legislation will pass or be blocked.
Ry Crozier Mar 3 2009 12:43PM Security
Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials

Revealed: ISPs detail their Aussie net filter trials

Participating ISPs say they will forge ahead with Internet filter trials, regardless of speculation around whether associated legislation will pass or be blocked.
Ry Crozier Mar 2 2009 2:43PM Telco/ISP

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