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@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 ?

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/NZ-s-filter-starts-next-month/0,130061791,339301140,00.htm

Tony Wicks | Network Architect Team Leader
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