Porn Filters Ineffective at School or Home
Published 1 year, 3 months ago in My life.
The Australian Government seems to be hell-bent on wasting money on an ineffective home and ISP filter systems which are very likely to be bypassed easily by simple strategies including the huge and growing number of “anonymous proxy” sites.
These sites provide a window within a window. The school, home or government computer registers that the user has gone to the proxy site….. and stayed there. The inner window then allows the user to go anywhere, look at anything without any trace…..
As in so many areas of law enforcement (in or outside school), the only real deterrent is a “climate of fear” regarding severe and public punishment for offenders caught by traditional methods - surveillance, informers, mistakes by the perp (e.g. storing images on local machines for later viewing).
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The system is flawed in that it shouldn’t be the user but the people the run these sites in the first place that should be the target of governments (world wide). There should be tougher legislation and severe penalties not only for the people that run these sites but for the companies that allow these sites to operate on their networks.
Parents shouldn’t assume filters are the answer either, they are responsible for their children and their childrens safety so they need to remain vigilent at all times, even if or when their children have issues with this.
As computers and the internet are part of the education system, teachers & the education department have a responsiblity to ensure they also are constantly vigilant, and both they are parents need to continually educate children on the dangers of sites and why certain sites are inappropriate.