Category Archives: Technology

Telstra NBN Deal: First Thoughts

One of the biggest issues – particularly in terms of cost – for Australian ISPs at this time, is access to the local copper loop to provide DSL service. DSL services – (whether they be ADSL, ADSL2, SHDSL or any other xDSL based service) – cover the vast majority of all internet connections in Australia. […]

Another Conroy Lie!

As is my habit in the car, I tend to listen to ABC NewsRadio, as this is often the only chance I get to absorb news media during any given day. Travelling home from work this evening, I stopped to listen to some live senate discussion about film and literature classification. Normally I turn off […]

The Case of the Little Pink Pussycat

There has been a lot of talk both online and offline since yesterday’s revelation that the Australian government wishes to force ISPs to log internet browsing histories for an extended period of time for all users, without the need for a warrant. Without jumping to Orwellian conclusions – (lets remember, this is only a proposal […]

Government Seeks to Out-do Google Privacy Breach

Hot on the heels of the wild accustion by Stephen Conroy that Google had committed the “single biggest breach of privacy in history”, and in the spirit of “anything you can do, we can do better”, comes the revelation that the same government that he is a part of, via the Department of the Attorney-General, […]

Conroy: Stupid Statement Number 6397

In an interview this morning on ABC Local Radio Melbourne, our esteemed Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, bleated out yet another of his either misinformed statements, complete misunderstandings, or out-and-out untruths. In regards to the recent ruckus he has been creating over Google’s inadvertent collection of data from WiFi networks, he had this to say (audio […]

Announcing the Non-Conroy Filter

Regardless of which side of the fence you sit on in the current internet filtering debate in this country, you would have to be incredibly naive to think it is a clear-cut yes or no question. There are certainly benefits to either filtering or not filtering internet connections. Although most will already know my position […]

The Cacophony of Untruths

Some time ago, I posted a list of what were either complete misunderstandings, misrepresentations, or out and out lies presented by Stephen Conroy in regards to his utterly flawed proposal to introduce legislation to compulsorily censor the internet in Australia. I thought it might be time to revisit my list – especially since almost two […]

Conroy: Stupid Is as Stupid Does

Just when you might be forgiven for thinking our Minister for Miscommunications, Stephen Conroy, could not possibly sink any further into the pond of ridiculousness he already finds himself in, today he has managed to reach new depths. Filter Goes Ahead Regardless And I quote: Senator Conroy said “blocking material is not considered to be […]

The Privacy Commission on Google

Google and Facebook have been making the news in Australia quite a bit in recent days, particularly in regards to concerns regarding the privacy of personal information. Only yesterday, the Minister for Restricting Communications, Stephen Conroy, launched a scathing attack on Facebook with respect to their recent changes in privacy settings, most likely in attempt […]

Wikileaks Screwup – Time for a Line in the Sand

There’s been much ado on the interwebs over the last couple of weeks about what many see as a “victory” against the mandatory filtering of the internet in Australia, with many people misinterpreting the “shelving” of the policy by Senator Conroy and/or Prime Minister Rudd as being the end of the policy forever. Alas, this […]