This blog has never been political, however I am irate that one stubborn senator who clearly does not represent the will of the general public, or even any minority group – can continue to waste vast amounts of our money. Every day this ridiculous exploration continues costs Australians hundreds of thousands of dollars.
This is just another slap in the face after the last government launched their multi million ($185,000,000) dollar client side filtering software which was not only broken by a child the week it was released – today has shown that the take up rate for the software was abysmal and further – the whole thing was fundamentally flawed (read more).
When can the government FINALLY realize it is NOT in the IT business. Market forces exist for a reason – if you want to find a brilliant internet filter which parents can use – put it out to tender for existing vendors who have years of expertise in the space. Spend the money on public education and public awareness – which is what the government SHOULD be doing with our money. Heaven forbid you actually try to catch online criminals by funding the federal police appropriately.
Ultimately parents have the responsibility to protect their children and there are many free and paid products which do a spectacular job such as OpenDNS (www.opendns.com)…
As a citizen, taxpayer and parent I am FURIOUS!
