This from a Friend in Australia:

The Australian Government is wasting over $100 million on “free” “Internet content filtering” software for home computers (http://www.netalert.gov.au/), and in the latest move, the opposition - which stands a very good chance of becoming the government after Saturday’s election - is now taking advice from a 16-year-old kid on its Internet policy (see
http://www.smh.com.au/news/web/schoolboy-whiz-helps-draft-labor-cyber-policy/2007/11/21/1195321833867.html).

Security theater of the highest order. Words fail me.

“Security theater”? That’s one of Bruce Schneier’s lines. I’m surprised he hasn’t mentioned this at his blog.

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