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

david wrote:
>  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.


Out of curiosity - does anyone know what percentage of windows users *do* maintain an anti-virus 
program? I'm a Windows-free zone, but I'm sure someone out there would know, and the comparison 
seems to me to be a powerful one.







> 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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