On 12/15/08, Gaurab Raj Upadhaya <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bipin Gautam wrote: > >> Alternately, the only best technological solution to this problem is >> from the ISP level. ISP's could offer anonymous proxies that could do >> content filtering if a cyber / home user voluntarily wishes to use the >> proxy for content-filtering. > > tell my why are you in favour of a centralized technological soltuion > (which of course has a higher probability of mis-utilization by the > governments to spy on people),then giving the choice of > blocking/sanitizing content into the hands of end-users. ? > Gaurab dai, Such centralize is far less evil and more anonymous for everyone (the end user) than if the CONTROL itself was given to the end users. The existing isp proxies are in equal potential of misuse by government if they have access to it and existence of a separate server for content filtering wouldnt make any difference to the equation, it would just be a subset of the log of ips from the existing proxies who want to stay away from pron. The deployment cost of such technology is as costly as adding a new proxy server.
Using anonymous proxy for content filtering is the "voluntary wish" of an individual, which means the user do not want to see adult content. Isnt that a easy fix without having to worry about maintenance and other privacy concerns as who has access to know the violation of a rule via the logs. If there is a centralized solution from ISP level the internet user can easily use the technology without having to worry about other details. If the orgs are serious about their ideas pitching it from the isp level is better and far reach. If control was given to the end user, there is wide and frequent chance of abuse by people who have the admin control. How many of you have logged into a friends email and read it? How many of you would want to do so? How many of you would want to know what others do/see online? People with similar temptation will have easy tools to have a watchful eye regardless whether its used by a kid, or brother, or sister or a cousin and regardless their age group. Would you be interested to visit a cyber if you know there is a monitoring software used by the owner that can read your emails and know what websites you just visited (regardless of your age/ interest / will ). So who do you want to trust here, the isp or users who holds the end control? ISP's/government could already have the monitoring capability if they have the intention to do so and adding this isp level approach as a solution to this wont really make any different/impact to the situation than what that already exists. I would love to be convinced on how ips level approach to this problem is more evil than a end user solution. Maybe this will add a little bit of responsibility/maintenance burden to the isps, but just that. By law/obligation ISP's should protect end user data anyways. thanks, -bipin --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ FOSS Nepal mailing list: [email protected] http://groups.google.com/group/foss-nepal To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] Community website: http://www.fossnepal.org/ -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
