Comments on: Fight the treachery http://christopherowen.id.au/blog/2007/09/26/fight-the-treachery/ Stuff cubed plus one Fri, 07 Jan 2011 21:47:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: James Fleming http://christopherowen.id.au/blog/2007/09/26/fight-the-treachery/comment-page-1/#comment-6905 James Fleming Wed, 26 Sep 2007 04:22:32 +0000 http://christopherowen.id.au/blog/2007/09/26/fight-the-treachery/#comment-6905 Actually, I think it gives them the power to censor <i>access</i> to any site <i>from</i> Australia. It's probably recognition that people like me don't want to be censored, so responded to the last batch of mindless censor-the-internet legislation by moving to offshore hosting. The current government seems opposed to freedom of any kind, and has been quite determined so far in progressively eliminating it here. Even if it is finally tossed out at the coming election, it's probably going to take decades to repair the damage. Actually, I think it gives them the power to censor access to any site from Australia.

It’s probably recognition that people like me don’t want to be censored, so responded to the last batch of mindless censor-the-internet legislation by moving to offshore hosting.

The current government seems opposed to freedom of any kind, and has been quite determined so far in progressively eliminating it here. Even if it is finally tossed out at the coming election, it’s probably going to take decades to repair the damage.

]]> By: Tom Davies http://christopherowen.id.au/blog/2007/09/26/fight-the-treachery/comment-page-1/#comment-6904 Tom Davies Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:40:39 +0000 http://christopherowen.id.au/blog/2007/09/26/fight-the-treachery/#comment-6904 See also http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/keelty-hints-at-new-laws-to-stop-terrorism/2007/09/24/1190486226414.html -- getting closer to criminalizing thought. The US experience with the war on drugs shows that these powers get used in ways and against people which weren't intended originally. One sensible thing that the US has done with at least some of its homeland security legislation is to give it a time limit. (actually I think that would be sensible for *all* legislation) See also http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/keelty-hints-at-new-laws-to-stop-terrorism/2007/09/24/1190486226414.html — getting closer to criminalizing thought.

The US experience with the war on drugs shows that these powers get used in ways and against people which weren’t intended originally.

One sensible thing that the US has done with at least some of its homeland security legislation is to give it a time limit. (actually I think that would be sensible for *all* legislation)

]]> By: Christopher Owen http://christopherowen.id.au/blog/2007/09/26/fight-the-treachery/comment-page-1/#comment-6903 Christopher Owen Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:34:53 +0000 http://christopherowen.id.au/blog/2007/09/26/fight-the-treachery/#comment-6903 Paul: You are exactly right, thanks. That'll teach me for posting after midnight. The link is fixed now. Paul: You are exactly right, thanks. That’ll teach me for posting after midnight. The link is fixed now.

]]> By: Paul C http://christopherowen.id.au/blog/2007/09/26/fight-the-treachery/comment-page-1/#comment-6902 Paul C Tue, 25 Sep 2007 23:30:56 +0000 http://christopherowen.id.au/blog/2007/09/26/fight-the-treachery/#comment-6902 Hey Chris, I think the link is to the wrong EFA. I guess you mean http://www.efa.org.au/ Hey Chris, I think the link is to the wrong EFA.
I guess you mean http://www.efa.org.au/

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