Senate answers shed some more light on filter

Posted by Colin Jacobs | Censorship,Mandatory ISP Filtering | Monday 3 May 2010 1:39 pm

Senator Conroy's office today provided answers to Questions on Notice asked by Greens Senator Scott Ludlam some months ago. Among the dozens of answers reiterating standard positions were some welcome details that have been frustratingly hard to come by before.

You can download the entire exchange (see below), but here are a few pieces of information we think are interesting.

On Circumvention:

Ludlam:
Will an ISP be allowed to offer a service or product that aids in the bypassing or circumvention of the filter if;
(a) the product or service is solely for the purpose of circumventing or bypassing the filter; or (b) the product or service has other uses apart from bypassing or circumventing the filter.

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