The DIA filter is just a URL filter. The material in the list is meant to be only unambiguously child abuse material. It only deals with HTTP traffic. Nothing else. As far as we're aware there are no plans in DIA to extend it. We're still talking to DIA about the way it's governed and monitored. We did a paper criticising the approach which was released last month, I can give that to anyone who wants it off-list. Jordan Carter Policy Director, InternetNZ. On 17/02/2010 11:57 a.m., Florent Bouron wrote:
Am I the only one to spot that they’re going to use a /_Content_/ filter to actually filter URLs?
A content filter is able to scan the pages for offending material, when they talk about installing a black list of web sites.
And a content filter has got far bigger technical challenges than just filtering URLs and IPs ... or are they giving themselves the ability to deploy further and smarter filtering in the future?
*From:* nznog-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:nznog-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz] *On Behalf Of *McDonald Richards *Sent:* Wednesday, 17 February 2010 11:45 a.m. *To:* nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz *Subject:* Re: [nznog] DIA Filters
Out of curiosity does the NZ list also contain RC (refused classification) material or is it purely child pornography – or are people being kept in the dark about the exact contents of the list? Is it as useless as the proposed AU one which will only stop HTTP?
I guess you can say this is an issue close to all of our hearts (Aussies that is) at the moment - both because of the wasted tax payers money (what good is a filter that doesn’t work) and the ability for our government to censor what the public servants perceive as restricted content at whim!
Macca
*From:* nznog-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz [mailto:nznog-bounces(a)list.waikato.ac.nz] *On Behalf Of *Tony Wicks *Sent:* Wednesday, 17 February 2010 9:25 AM *To:* nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz *Subject:* [nznog] DIA Filters
I don’t suppose anyone is prepared to comment on If particular ISP’s intend to adopt whatever this is ?
http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/NZ-s-filter-starts-next-mont...
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