The Federal Government is considering having a secret blacklist of banned websites reviewed by a panel of eminent Australians or a parliamentary committee to try to get more transparency in the controversial internet censorship regime.The blacklist, which has existed since 2000, is maintained by the Australian Communications and Media Authority, which considers sites for inclusion based on complaints from the public, groups and law enforcement agencies.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/review-of-website-blacklist-in-wind-20090526-bm4s.htmlAlso see:Net filtering may not be mandatory
The Rudd Government has indicated that it may back away from its mandatory internet filtering plan.Communications Minister Stephen Conroy today told a Senate estimates committee that the filtering scheme could be implemented by a voluntary industry code.Senator Conroy’s statement is a departure from the internet filtering policy Labor took into the October 2007 election to make it mandatory for ISPs to block offensive and illegal content.
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,24897,25542310-15319,00.html
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