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| Thread ID: 82421 | 2007-08-26 21:03:00 | $80m Porn Filter hacked in 30 minutes by kid | pctek (84) | PC World Chat |
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| 584917 | 2007-08-26 21:03:00 | How does a government come up with $80m anyway for one of these things? A quick google shows masses of them, like: Netdog Porn Filter Price: Only $24.99 Net Nanny $39.99 Naomi is an advanced internet filtering program $Free NZ Herald > Teen cracks Aussie government's $93m(NZ$) porn filter > 1:38PM Sunday August 26, 2007 > Tom Wood, a 16-year-old Melbourne student, hacked through the Australian government's new porn filter in half an hour. Photo / Peter Meecham > > Tom Wood, a 16-year-old Melbourne student, hacked through the Australian government's new porn filter in half an hour. Photo / Peter Meecham > > MELBOURNE - A 16-year-old schoolboy has cracked the federal government's A$84 million ($93 million) internet porn filter. > > Tom Wood, a Year 10 student, told News Ltd newspapers it took him about 30 minutes to break through the government's new filter, released on Tuesday. > > Tom, who attends a Melbourne private school, can deactivate the filter after several clicks. > > His method ensures the software's toolbar icon is not deleted. > > He can leave his parents believing the filter is still working. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 584918 | 2007-08-26 22:27:00 | Maybe the kid has a great future in the computing industry if he uses his talents for good and not bad. I wonder if the Porn Filter software had a money back guarantee or warranty. |
Bantu (52) | ||
| 584919 | 2007-08-26 22:31:00 | Hmm. Another example of government money well spent!! At least this time it's not Kiwi taxpayer's money. This time.... | johcar (6283) | ||
| 584920 | 2007-08-26 23:35:00 | Now the idiots are muttering threateningly about forcing ISPs to do the filtering at their end. Impractical, and will screw things up for everybody. And more money and resources wasted. An ad campaign that warned parents and guardians about the internet would have been cheaper and almost certainly more effective. |
vinref (6194) | ||
| 584921 | 2007-08-26 23:53:00 | Anything's hackable :lol: | Agent_24 (57) | ||
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