By April 2014 most of you will have your internet content filtered at network level by your ISP (Internet Service Provider). This is due to legislation to force people to opt in to 'naughty content that can be described by a four letter word beginning with P'.
The filters will be set the same for EVERY device in your house regardless of if your kids have access to it. The default setting will be maximum security, i.e parental filter level.
Personally I think this is some of the most terrible and insidious legislation out there. Not because I like to crack one off late at night but because your content is now being chosen by people who are completely clueless about it. We are talking about low cost, high bureaucracy organisations who are going to spend as little time and money on this as possible. I work in IT and believe me trained professionals get firewall settings and site allowances for staff wrong ALL the time.
Truly horrible kiddy fiddlers do not get their content through Google or Bing but through dark corners of the web barely understood by the rest of us. Meanwhile there is a real risk that your child won't be able to search for sex education or how to come out if they are gay.
And what about borderline businesses? Underwear shops or book shops selling the 50 shades series? How should they be marked? Shouldn't it be up to the parent?
Obviously I'm against but what do you think?
The filters will be set the same for EVERY device in your house regardless of if your kids have access to it. The default setting will be maximum security, i.e parental filter level.
Personally I think this is some of the most terrible and insidious legislation out there. Not because I like to crack one off late at night but because your content is now being chosen by people who are completely clueless about it. We are talking about low cost, high bureaucracy organisations who are going to spend as little time and money on this as possible. I work in IT and believe me trained professionals get firewall settings and site allowances for staff wrong ALL the time.
Truly horrible kiddy fiddlers do not get their content through Google or Bing but through dark corners of the web barely understood by the rest of us. Meanwhile there is a real risk that your child won't be able to search for sex education or how to come out if they are gay.
And what about borderline businesses? Underwear shops or book shops selling the 50 shades series? How should they be marked? Shouldn't it be up to the parent?
Obviously I'm against but what do you think?