The Chinese Government appears to have backed down in the face of public opposition to its proposed mandatory installation of censorship software on all new computers from 1 July 09. The Chinese Government is making the software optional instead, The Gua… more »

"...technology alone will never provide enough protection," a children's website moderator says. "Kids will find a way to communicate," she says, "and you can't block every word in the dictionary." Read more about kids' beha… more »

A new research report by an agency belonging to Communications Minister Stephen Conroy shows clearly that parents keep a close eye on their chilren's use of the internet, and that they trust their kids to be responsible online. Minister Conroy appears… more »

A new US site tells Americans about government surveillance, and the steps to defend against it. And a UK organisation (Open Rights Group) is developing an equivalent, covering Data on the Wire, Data on your Computer, Data stored by Third Parties, and Fo… more »

Online newsletter Crikey is reporting that Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has made significant 'confessions' during an Estimates hearing in Canberra in February. The result will be that legal content may be blocked as a result of the current inte… more »