That story isn't on Steve's link anymore, but this one is...
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INTERNET FILTERING mandated by the Australian government will block all peer-to-peer (P2P) and Bit Torrent traffic, an Australian news site reports today.
Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy posted word on his department's bog that filtering P2P and Bit Torrent file transfers will be tested by ISPs in the pilot trial scheduled to begin soon.
Conroy wrote, "Technology that filters peer-to-peer and Bit Torrent traffic does exist and it is anticipated that the effectiveness of this will be tested in the live pilot trial."
The government initially proposed that its filtering would block only child pornography and 'terrorist' websites, in typical authoritarian appeals to 'save the children' and 'keep us safe'.
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