Child groups slam Conroy’s ISP filtering plans
Children's rights groups have spoken out against the Federal Government's plans to introduce mandatory ISP-level filtering, saying it will not effectively protect children.
International child rights group, Save the Children, said while it congratulates the government on its attempt to improve the safety of children online, an ISP-level filter is not the best way to offer protection. Child rights specialist, and organisation spokesperson, Dr Annie Pettitt, said it would be more appropriate for the government to educate children and families about appropriate and safe Internet use.
"The filter could lull parents into a false sense of security, thinking that it is working, but we know hackers are always ahead of those filtering technologies," Pettitt said. "We could be left in a situation where we think that the filter is sorting out stuff, when in fact it's not."
