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> Australian House Committee to look into age verification for porn > > New inquiry becomes latest front in the culture war from the Australian > government. > > > By Chris Duckett | September 11, 2019 -- 06:34 GMT (16:34 AEST) | Topic: > Security > > Australia is once again deciding to follow in the tracks of the United > Kingdom, with the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social > Policy and Legal Affairs to look into age verification for online pornography > and online wagering. > > The matter was referred to the committee by the Minister for Families and > Social Services, Senator Anne Ruston and Minister for Communications, Cyber > Safety, and the Arts, Paul Fletcher. > > The terms of reference for the inquiry state that it will be looking into age > verification under the auspices of protecting children online. > > The committee will look into "the potential benefits of further online age > verification requirements, including to protect children from potential harm, > and business and non-government organisations from reputation, operational > and legal risks," the terms state. > > Potential risks and unintended consequences for age verification will be > looked into as well, the terms state, including privacy breaches, freedom of > expression, false assurance, and whether adults are pushing into > "unregulated/illegal environments or to other legal forms of these > activities". > > The committee will also examine the economic impact of age verification, and > the impact on "eSafety resourcing, education, and messaging". > > See also: Why the UK's porn block will backfire spectacularly > > The terms of reference explicitly call out the United Kingdom's proposed porn > age checks, which were set to come into effect by July 15 but were later > shelved. > > Ironically for a country tearing itself apart over how to leave Europe, the > shelving was due to a failure to comply with EU standards. > > The committee is due to report back by October 25, and is accepting > submissions. -- Kim Holburn IT Network & Security Consultant T: +61 2 61402408 M: +61 404072753 mailto:k...@holburn.net aim://kimholburn skype://kholburn - PGP Public Key on request _______________________________________________ Link mailing list Link@mailman.anu.edu.au http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
