Australia Looking To Filter BitTorrent
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What pissed me off was when the protesters marched on Canberra they got called pedophiles. This was due to that the filter is supposed to stop all child pornography. I'll attempt to mind my language, but this is a f*cking disgrace.
The government was also thinking of attempting to get rid of the black listing and blocking programs like Peer Guardian. Total control will lead to total anarchy soon enough.
The government was also thinking of attempting to get rid of the black listing and blocking programs like Peer Guardian. Total control will lead to total anarchy soon enough.
"Freedom of speech is fundamentally important in a democratic society and there was never any suggestion that the Australian Government would seek to block political content"
Bullshit arsehole.
Bullshit arsehole.
I especially like how they immediately assume that any and all peer to peer / bittorrent traffic is highly illegal. It's not like let's say for instance: Blizzard uses it for all their patches. Or perhaps any and all people who don't like to waste a site's bandwith when the bandwith drain can be divided amongst an unlimited amount of people.
Seriously, it's not the technology that's the problem here. The problem is and always will remain the original uploaders, the thiefs/hackers who somehow manage to get their hands on a copy and make it available for everyone to use. But again doing what is really needed is too much effort, so they'll just make the downloaders switch to a newer and better protocol.
You cannot stop piracy through attacking technology. Governments are lightyears behind on things like these and downloaders quickly adapt and switch to newer technologies. Stop trying to fight it at the wrong place and go to the source already.
Seriously, it's not the technology that's the problem here. The problem is and always will remain the original uploaders, the thiefs/hackers who somehow manage to get their hands on a copy and make it available for everyone to use. But again doing what is really needed is too much effort, so they'll just make the downloaders switch to a newer and better protocol.
You cannot stop piracy through attacking technology. Governments are lightyears behind on things like these and downloaders quickly adapt and switch to newer technologies. Stop trying to fight it at the wrong place and go to the source already.
I've never really bothered with BitTorrent but this still whole thing still pisses me off. Who does this dick weed think he is?
Skrapt said:
1hr 45 minutes? I reckon even less. It only took 30minutes for the last Internet Cencorship filter to get cracked.....by a 16 year old.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22304224-2,00.html
As long as they can be seen to be protecting the children they get the over reactive, undereducated parents vote which scarily counts for vast amounts of almost every voter population. Which basically means they can do whatever the f**k they want as long as they can be seen to be protecting children - case in point of calling everyone who participated in a march against internet censorship being called pedophiles.Dommyboy said:
*Five years ago* Come to Australia, you can drink sooner and we're friendly, jolly and like hugging.
*Now* THOUGHT IS A CRIME!!
I'm really thinking of buggering off somewhere nicer, or at least somewhere I can avoid this crap. I'm thinking of France or Canada...
*Now* THOUGHT IS A CRIME!!
I'm really thinking of buggering off somewhere nicer, or at least somewhere I can avoid this crap. I'm thinking of France or Canada...
It could be from the enabling act (which has an uncanny resemblance to the P.A.T.R.I.O.T. act - which is as annoying to type out as S.T.A.L.K.E.R.) or his second unpublished and unfinished book.The_root_of_all_evil said:
Errr, back on topic.
While this may stop piracy and such, won't it greatly hurt the industry? Piracy helps as much as it hurts, there's a whole underworld with it's own underground economy when it comes to piracy. Heck, I think we're "doing it wrong" - piracy revolutionized the music industry, and we still can't find a more effective way to fight it other than scream "ban plz! What? you can't do that? FUCK!"
Unlikely, the only reference to it being his work was found in the same place that gave the reference to "Mein Kampf".ElArabDeMagnifico said:
I wonder what dial he is twisting, perhaps he just detonated some mines? -or just changing the zoom?
Either way, that is the face of determination, diligence, and destruction.
