Pirate Party, Greens battle Conroy's filter

[David Bird]

David Crafti
(Credit: Pirate Party)

Pirate Party Australia has expressed its disgust at Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's announcement of legislation to make internet service provider level filtering necessary, while the Greens have vowed to attack the legislation in the Senate.

The planned filter would see internet service providers (ISPs) block access to a blacklist of refused classification sites. Conroy yesterday released a report which said that blocking such sites would not significantly reduce internet speeds, but also acknowledged that the filter could be easily circumvented and that attempts to prevent that circumvention would cause speed loss.

The Pirate Party believed that the filter was censorship which could end in government manipulation. "Granting the government powers to censor information on the promise that it is for the best of intentions is like leaving a loaded gun in a room full of good people for their protection, but leaving the doors wide open for people to come and go." Pirate Party President David Crafti said in a statement.

ZDNet Australia

[David Bird]

The Sex Party or the Pirate Party .......... choices, choices at the next election.

[Mark]

I like the US Proxy party myself

[David Bird]

Originally Posted by Mark

I like the US Proxy party myself

But that would make the Government look like a bunch of idiots and I wouldn't do that...................... honest