1) That, I do believe is a crock of shit!2) If he does anything like that, he will be dead!!!
--and-- 3) Anyone who believes in those ideas are fucked up, stupid, and this I can promise, will NOT make it in this world, dead or alive!!!!! 4) Like I said, I think this a crock of shit, and possibly spam. On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 9:56 PM, IceKat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Usually I'm suspicious of this stuff but I happen to know that Get Up is > legit and thought the Aussie members of this list might like to know about > this. > > IceKat. > > > ******************************************************************* > List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm > Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ******************************************************************* > Thought you might be interested > > Love Mum > > > ----- Original Message ----- *From:* GetUp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > *To:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Wednesday, November 26, 2008 4:17 PM > *Subject:* The Great Firewall of Australia > > <http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet?dc=564,324731,1> > Dear Helen, > > Imagine a government proposing an internet censorship system that went > further than any other democracy - one that made the internet up to 87% > slower, more expensive, accidentally blocked up to one in 12 legitimate > sites, and missed the vast majority of inappropriate content. > > This is not China, Saudi Arabia or Iran - this is the vision of Senator > Stephen Conroy for Australia. *Testing has already begun.* The community > must now move to stop this plan. *Click here to save the net:* > > *www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet*<http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet?dc=564,324731,1> > > The system that Senator Conroy wants is *a mandatory filter of all > internet traffic*, with the government of the day able to add any unwanted > site to a secret blacklist. Already, the wrangling has begun for the > inclusion of material relating to anorexia, euthanasia and gambling. It > isn't difficult to see *the scheme is open to abuse*. > > Even when it comes to preventing child p-rnography, the filter will not > prevent peer-to-peer sharing and is very simple to sidestep. *The > protection of our children is vitally important* - that's why we can't > afford to waste funds on this deeply flawed system. We should be > concentrating on solutions that are more effective and won't undermine our > digital economy or our democratic freedoms. > > This must rank as one of the most ill-thought decisions of the Rudd > Government's first year in power. We need to act now to *tell big brother > the mandatory internet filter is incompatible with the principles of a > modern democracy and modern economy*: > > *www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet*<http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet?dc=564,324731,1> > > Our government should be doing all in its power to take Australia into the > 21st century economy, and to protect our children. *This proposed internet > censorship does neither.* Take action to save the net today. > > Thanks for being a part of the solution, > The GetUp team > > PS - The proposed scheme will pass all internet traffic through a > government filter - it's like asking Australia Post to filter every letter > sent in Australia. *Click here to save the > net.*<http://www.getup.org.au/campaign/SaveTheNet?dc=564,324731,1> > > __________________________ > > GetUp is an independent, not-for-profit community campaigning group. We use > new technology to empower Australians to have their say on important > national issues. We receive no political party or government funding, and > every campaign we run is entirely supported by voluntary donations. If you'd > like to contribute to *help fund GetUp's work*, please *donate > now!<https://www.getup.org.au/donate/?dc=564,324731,1> > * If you have trouble with any links in this email, please go directly to > www.getup.org.au <http://www.getup.org.au?dc=564,324731,1>. To unsubscribe > from GetUp, please click > here<http://www.getup.org.au/pages/emailunsub?dc=564,324731,1> > . > > Authorised by Simon Sheikh, Level 2, 294 Pitt St, Sydney NSW 2000[image: > tracking] > > ------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.10/1812 - Release Date: 11/25/2008 > 7:53 PM > > > -- Brett P. ******************************************************************* List Guidelines: http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm Unsubscribe: http://webstandardsgroup.org/join/unsubscribe.cfm Help: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *******************************************************************
