Re: Re: [SLUG] Australian government to censor your internets

 From own website:
http://www.dbcde.gov.au/funding_and_programs/cybersafety_plan/internet_service_provider_isp_filtering/isp_filtering_live_pilot/isp_filtering_-_frequently_asked_questions



<quote>

23. Why did the Government cease providing free PC filters when ISP filtering will not be available 
until 2011?

The PC filter program experienced low take-up and very low ongoing use. It was therefore closed to 
new users six months earlier than originally planned.

Only around 12.5 per cent of the approximately two million households with dependent children and an 
internet connection are estimated to have tried one of these filters, and less than one per cent of 
these households continue to use their filters.

</quote>

Meaning that about 1/10 of one percent of HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN used a filter, even when it was 
given away for free. To put that into perspective, how many Windows users maintain Norton's 
anti-virus filters.

Would a rational person conclude from this that most Australian's don't want a filter and don't 
regard it as necessary?
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