EFA alarmed at "creeping" clean feed

Posted by Nic | Censorship,Mandatory ISP Filtering,Media Releases | Thursday 16 October 2008 10:10 am

Electronic Frontiers Australia (EFA) today expressed alarm at the news that the Government's “Clean Feed” Internet censorship plan will not allow Australian adults to opt-out.

The filter, which will be mandatory for all Australians, was initially touted as a “cyber-safety” measure for homes with children. However, recent comments by experts have revealed the existence of a second, secret black list, that would apply even to homes that managed to opt out of the child-safe filtering scheme.

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