Microsoft geek Nick Hodge may joke when he titles his post on the Labor Government's "clean feed" proposal, Our Benevolent Federal Government should Filter More, but in the post itself he mentions spam, Nigerian scams, phishing and identity theft to make this excellent point:
All of the above are illegal either directly in statute or in common law.
In none of the above cases can any Government provide a safe environment to all its citizens all the time. Just how far is our benevolent Federal Government willing to go to protect it’s citizens?
I’d prefer the Federal Government set up a division of Department of Foreign Affairs online ready to help out netizens as they travel to this unique universe, not just fearfully blocking. Use the technology to educate people.
Read the whole post here.
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