http://www.thepunch.com.au/author-bios/renee-watt/ Renee is in her third year of an undergrad law degree at UNSW.  She is also involved with the Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre, attached to UNSW, which has seen her co-author a couple of articles on Australia’s foray into internet filtering.  She is currently working on a paper concerning the implications of scope creep with respect to Australia’s internet filtering proposal, paying particular regard to the possibility of a ‘copyright filter’. Sometimes she talks like a bogan, as you can tell if you ever hear her say ‘pannacotta’, which apparently means cheesecake. en Copyright 2012 The Punch penberthyd@newsltd.com.au penberthyd@newsltd.com.au Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Sat, 26 May 2012 20:00:49 +0000 Politics, opinion, world news, sports news, latest news, views, Barack Obama, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Nathan Rees, Malcolm Turnbull, Peter Garrett, Barnaby Joyce, Australian, federal politics, opinion polls, election, The Punch, thepunch, punch ExpressionEngine 1.6.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 15 http://www.thepunch.com.au/images/punch-logo-rss.png http://www.thepunch.com.au/ 144 70 Politics, political opinion, world news, sports news and the latest news and views updated live, daily on The Punch - Australia's best conversation. Search The Punch keywords http://www.thepunch.com.au/search/ http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/no-web-filter-will-stop-child-pornography/ On the campaign trail in 2007, the ALP promised to make cyberspace a safer place for children.  Strangely, this is one election promise that has fiercely stuck its ground.  Australia may soon enjoy the dubious honour of being the world’s first liberal democracy to legislatively mandate internet filtering. The original proposal creates a mandatory ISP-level filter.  Recent debate suggests a ‘voluntary’ scheme, whereby ISP licensing agreements include a filtering clause.  The ALP has not updated its original documentation. Significantly, this change removes the process from legislative scrutiny (read: goodbye transparency and accountability). In terms of what content the filter will allow end users to access, however, the difference is rhetorical: either way, ISPs will filter what users can access. feedback@thepunch.com.au (Renee Watt) Article http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/no-web-filter-will-stop-child-pornography/#comments http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/no-web-filter-will-stop-child-pornography/#item287 Tue, 09 Jun 2009 19:35:59 +0000 Renee Watt | Author bios | The Punch