As I understand it (and I’m not that close I must say) it’s
purely about objectionable material as defined by the DIA. Any site that is
blocked must be assessed by two or more investigators and meet the DIA criteria
for objectionable material.
The approach isn’t to prosecute anyone who does surf to these
sites but to warn them off. It’s purely a play to stop the curious from
getting into a massive amount of trouble. I think the DIA would be first to say
they don’t expect this will stop all trafficking in child porn but rather
that this is about helping stop the idle surfing turning into a nightmare.
But as I say, this isn’t an official statement on behalf
of the company, just what I’ve gleaned in the last few months. Maybe we
can ask the DIA to post a statement or comment here?
Cheers
Paul
Paul Brislen
Head of Corporate Communications
Vodafone New Zealand
021 721 337
From: nznog-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz
[mailto:nznog-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of McDonald Richards
Sent: Wednesday, 17 February 2010 11:45 a.m.
To: nznog@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@list.waikato.ac.nz
[mailto:nznog-bounces@list.waikato.ac.nz] On Behalf Of Tony Wicks
Sent: Wednesday, 17 February 2010 9:25 AM
To: nznog@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 ?
Tony Wicks | Network Architect Team Leader
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