Security

Censorship

Racist app taken down after Twitter attack

A WEBSITE and app called “Ghetto Tracker” for white people to avoid the “bad” part of town has been hounded off line by Twitter.

Censorship

Coalition red-faced over net filters

THE Coalition has been forced to issue a correction on its own policy that would have put internet filters blocking “adult content” on every mobile and tablet.

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Coalition plans web ‘porn filter’

THE Coalition will adopt the UK-style policy of internet filtering if it wins the election, which will see adult content filters applied.

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Coalition filter plans stump Hockey

JOE Hockey tonight said he knew nothing of the compulsory internet filter flagged by his own party in last-minute policy announcements.

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Is this the return of the internet filter?

UPDATE: THE website of Melbourne Free University was blocked for six weeks, during which time it had no recourse to find out why, according to its founder.

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World

Push to ban online porn in Iceland

IN the age of the internet can a thoroughly-wired country become a porn-free zone? Authorities in Iceland want to find out.

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Online dating scam costs woman $500k

A SOUTH Australian woman lost almost $500,000 to scammers in an elaborate online dating scheme and police warn these incidents are happening on a daily basis.

Technology

Now Facebook bans woman’s bare elbow

PHOTOGRAPHS of women breastfeeding were deemed indecent. Now Facebook has deleted a picture of a woman’s elbow for being too rude.

News

UN wants control of web ‘kill switch’

IF you thought the web filter was dead, think again. The United Nations has a proposal to take control of the internet. 

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Censorship

How to boost your online profile

IS YOUR online alter ego ruining your job prospects? Here’s how to get noticed for all the right reasons.

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Censorship

Rules of enslavement: Google fears for net future

GOOGLE fears governments and web giants threaten the very notion of online freedom.

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Censorship

Australia listed as potential ‘enemy of the net’

AUSTRALIA has been added to a list of countries that are “under surveillance” for violating online freedoms.

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Censor wanted for Pakistan’s internet

PAKISTAN is advertising for companies to install an internet filter that could block up to 50 million websites.

Censorship

Facebook’s secret rule book on nudity and death

FORMER Facebook censor reveals what photos make the cut. For the record, crushed heads are OK, earwax isn’t.

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Conroy not dropping internet filter 2

STEPHEN Conroy says he is still pushing for the controversial internet filter, despite lack of support in Parliament.

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Censorship

Conroy not dropping internet filter

STEPHEN Conroy says he is still pushing for the controversial internet filter, despite lack of support in Parliament.

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Technology

Piracy showdown to halt web giant in hours

TECH companies will take action at 4pm (AEDT) in protest against anti-piracy legislation facing the US Congress.

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Censorship

Web censorship begins quietly next month

By Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson WEB to be censored for most Australians starting next month under industry scheme.

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Censorship

‘Filter alone can’t ensure internet safety’

CYBER safety is as much a personal issue as it is about censorship, Microsoft and Facebook tell parliamentary committee.

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Censorship

Conroy not dropping internet filter

STEPHEN Conroy says he is still pushing for the controversial internet filter, despite lack of support in Parliament.

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Censorship

Filter could put Google TV on backburner

GOOGLE won’t rush into rolling out Google TV if it thinks an ISP filter will result in a poor service.

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‘There’s loads of RC material on YouTube’

SOME people might be surprised to hear what could be banned by web filtering, says Google exec.

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iiNet hits back at web filter support claim

INTERNET company hits back after minister says it supports controversial web filtering plan.

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Conroy pushes ahead with ‘shelved’ filter

COMMUNICATIONS minister Stephen Conroy denies that the internet filter has been shelved.

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Script author wants filter code removed

AUTHOR of code that was used to remove mentions of web filtering says he now wants it taken down.

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Request for filtering report drafts quashed

FOUR-month battle to get access to early drafts of internet filtering report quashed by Government.

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Web filter minister censors his own site

MINISTER in charge of internet filtering plan has been caught censoring his official website.

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Censorship

No penalty for bypassing Conroy’s filter

TEEN who cracked Howard’s filter will try to bypass Conroy’s as well — and he’ll be able to do it legally.

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