Net Nanny a part-time supervisor, says report

News From Australia where they say Net Nanny 4.0, the internet filter provided by the three largest Australian service providers, is so ineffective it is about to be ditched by the Australian Broadcasting Authority due to its high failure rate. According to tests conducted by the CSIRO, Net Nanny 4.0 failed 38 per cent of the time, Cyber Sentinel failed more than half of the time (53 per cent).

The Australia Institute’s blunt conclusion is that the existing system “is manifestly failing”. The institute has recommended a radically tougher approach. It wants mandatory filtering by internet service providers (ISPs), but with those aged over 18 able to opt out.

March 4, 2003 by Uncategorized 0

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