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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Whaddya mean not a qualified expert?
>>”Tom has a genuine understanding of cyber-safety issues being a digital native and having suffered such cyber-issues as computer addiction,” Senator Conroy said.
I think he understands about all those internet tubes.