fireryone Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/labor-gags-i...u-1225825708827 More than 600 people have posted comments on the AdelaideNow website - most vehemently against the Rann Government's legislation which will force internet bloggers and anyone publishing a comment on next month's state election to supply their real name and postcode. A poll reveals more than 90 percent of readers are against the laws, which carry a maximum fine of $5,000 for media organizations who do not hand over such information to the Electoral Commissioner. Welcome to the future of "free speech".... So glad I live in Queensland Australia not South Australia.... fireryone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 It's been interesting watching news threads on the various censorship issues that have been going on in the last year or two in Oz. Although I'm concerned by the attitudes that are being displayed, the overriding feeling is just one of surprise at the conservatism of it. Not that we don't have our own censorship and privacy issues here in the UK of course! The notion that individual states are applying their own rules is interesting too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ident Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 Not heard any thing about this, can you explain whats going on? The only thing that i see a hassel in the uk is ISP throttling bandwidth No fate but what we make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tasgandy Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/labor-gags-i...u-1225825708827 Welcome to the future of "free speech".... So glad I live in Queensland Australia not South Australia.... I am not only glad to have moved far from Canberra ACT (spent 10 long years there) to Hobart Tasmania, I am constantly looking for the big chain that connects us with mainland Australia so I can cut the B%^$%^ thing and put more distance between us. Always With Kind RegardsTasgandy"one is never too old to listen & learn" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fireryone Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Not heard any thing about this, can you explain whats going on? The only thing that i see a hassle in the uk is ISP throttling bandwidth Basically if you live in South Australia and want to comment on the election on any news site or blog (including facebook/twitter) you have to legally/by law include your name and post code in your comment you can't be anonymous. As for the UK don't they have cameras on every street corner, lol. fireryone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ident Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Basically if you live in South Australia and want to comment on the election on any news site or blog (including facebook/twitter) you have to legally/by law include your name and post code in your comment you can't be anonymous. As for the UK don't they have cameras on every street corner, lol. Ha, what a crappy law, We have a lot of cameras, not so bad where im from cambridge. No fate but what we make Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/03/uk_election_law/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishi Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Groovy. I love computer maintenance tasks. Some of my favorite programs: Wordpad -basic word processing Notepad - temporary clipboard and basic scripting module Windows Media Player 12- video, music and online radio player Windows Media Center - live TV, local FM radio CCleaner- handy computer maintenance tool If something fails to work after using the registry cleaner, use SYSTEM RESTORE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators DennisD Posted February 3, 2010 Moderators Share Posted February 3, 2010 As for the UK don't they have cameras on every street corner, lol. Not yet firery, but having one on every corner can't come soon enough for me. I've got absolutely nothing to hide, and a lot to gain from the "protection" they most definitely afford decent members of society. An awful lot of reprobates are either brought to justice, or made to think twice about their actions because of them. Of course there are always different schools of thought on issues like this, but I've always been strongly in favour of them, as long as they catch my best side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmite Posted February 9, 2010 Share Posted February 9, 2010 Really good article on the internet down under ... http://arstechnica.com/telecom/news/2010/0...proud-of-it.ars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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