I'm not sure if this will make it to the table, but it is truly worrying. >> If they went to the extremes outlined though, don't you think that generally >> the public (not just the >> web development community) would put up such a stink about it, the >> government would be forced into >> taking several steps back.
The things is, once they implement something like this, as other laws, it's hard to turn it back and get rid of it, no matter who we vote for next. The people with the strongest voices are these lobbying groups, such as Getup, but most of them represent religious views and those of the older generations, who would easily be scared into thinking that we need internet censorship or else. >> Last time I checked, Australia was still a democracy, and while *somebody* >> must have voted for Conroy, >> we (Australians) still get a say. Even if you voted for him, you don't have too much control over what he does for the 4 years after that. How often do you pop down and visit your local senator for a chat?! I hope the Getup campaign gets enough votes to put this to a halt. Glad we have Getup out there. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dennis Suitters Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2008 5:37 AM To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org Subject: Re: [WSG] Fw: The Great Firewall of Australia Yes, real, definitely. But think about it, the government would already, and in some part already do filter information. If they went to the extremes outlined though, don't you think that generally the public (not just the web development community) would put up such a stink about it, the government would be forced into taking several steps back. Unfortunately though, even though the government is supposed to work in the best interests of it's people, they don't in the long run. Blake wrote: > On Thu, Nov 27, 2008 at 4:04 PM, Anthony Ziebell > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Oh, it's certainly not spam. It's been all over news, whirlpool, everywhere. >> > > Yes, it's definitely real. I feel ashamed of being Australian right there. > > -- > Blake Haswell > http://www.blakehaswell.com/ | http://blakehaswell.wordpress.com/ > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > > ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ******************************************************************* ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
