Internet blackout protest: Who did and didn't take part
It was called the The Great Australian Internet Blackout to protest the government's ISP-level internet content filtering plan, but few big websites took part.
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In Pictures: Aussies rally against sanitised Internet
Protesters held rallies across Australian capital cities today to oppose the government's national clean feed Internet scheme, which will impose blanket content filtering for all web connections
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TPP may force ISPs to police online activity
Web companies and user groups worldwide believe copyright-related proposals included in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement will force ISPs to police their customers' online activities.
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EFA takes wait-and-see approach to ASIO changes
Online civil liberties group Electronic Frontiers Australia will wait until Senator George Brandis unveils his raft of changes to the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979 before passing judgement on them, but EFA executive officer Jon Lawrence says he is hopeful that the Attorney-General's proposals will not be "too extreme".
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ICT to remain a strong focus under Gillard: Industry
The sudden shift in Federal leadership, which has seen Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, ousted in favour his deputy, Julia Gillard, has produced a strong note of optimism within Australia's ICT industry.
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Internet blackout protest: Who did and didn't take part
It was called the The Great Australian Internet Blackout to protest the government's ISP-level internet content filtering plan, but few big websites took part.
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EFA claims 100 signatures an hour in filter petition
Supporters are claiming one hundred people an hour are signing onto a petition aiming to stop the roll out of the Federal Government’s ISP-level Internet content filter.
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In Pictures: Aussies rally against sanitised Internet
Protesters held rallies across Australian capital cities today to oppose the government's national clean feed Internet scheme, which will impose blanket content filtering for all web connections