Monday, February 1, 2010

SA Internet Forum Rules Are Chilling, Unworkable

Proposed national Internet censorship laws are reason enough to protest, but South Australia seems determined to make things even worse, with a new law covering what forum posters can say during an election campaign.


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WTF!? What is it with right wing lunatics and their need for full disclosure of names and addresses? When comments stop resulting in witch hunts I might feel more inclined towards that level of disclosure. If someone has actually broken a law the police IT forensics specialists are more than capable of tracking who wrote the post.

What's next? Checking paper diaries for dissent?

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