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UnblockOz: Helps Australians reclaim their unfiltered Internet access

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Re: UnblockOz: Helps Australians reclaim their unfiltered Internet access

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Post by mickael-kerjean »

joaodlf wrote: post #48
joshontheweb wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Speed is the biggest thing Oz needs. I lived there for a year and the speeds and latency are wel below what you would expect for a country of it's stature.

Yes! Speed is absolutely archaic. Lack of links can explain some of that (ISP monopoly is another one, lack of investment is so much easier when you control everything...). I'm amazed by the response times our users get in AU.

I don't really experience what you're saying about speed and response time at all (I'm in Sydney)

I just come back from Thailand and I was amaze how fast and reliable is browsing the web in Australia in comparison.

Trying the Internet in China, even staying in the airport is quite an experience in comparison: in China they would give you access to the Internet only if you scan your passport in exchange for credentials to use if you need access ...

Re: UnblockOz: Helps Australians reclaim their unfiltered Internet access

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Post by waterhouse23 »

blowski wrote: post #13
waterhouse23 wrote: post #5

Same deal in the UK. I wonder how long until the US goes down the same route. I'm quite surprised that they've gone down the DNS based filtering route. I'd expect that to change in a few years time. I recommend investing in a VPN service. They're relatively cheap. And if you pick the right one, the bandwidth is generally pretty good.

Ant specific recommendations? I use IP Vanish and I have no performance problems.

I don't have any specific recommendations (though I'm happy with my provider).

What I would say, is go with a provider who accepts bitcoin and doesn't require an email address. Even if you end up paying my card/PayPal, at least you know they have a route to a more anonymous/private service.

Re: UnblockOz: Helps Australians reclaim their unfiltered Internet access

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Post by mmjaa »

gravelc wrote: post #47

Much, much more frightening than website blocking in Australia is this: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-05/telco-industry-pushes-... Our esteemed government told us universal metadata collection was for fighting terrorism. Then, over the Christmas period when the public is disconnected from politics, a sham enquiry was held to open up metadata to civil courts (i.e. for copyright, divorce cases etc). Needs a bit mo…

Australians simply don't care about this shit. They've lived in an industrialised colony, with all its rewards, for too long - as long as they're still able to live the good life, who cares what the government gets up to ..

Its a shame, because Australia has, in many ways, a culture that could produce great things. But its still ham-strung by its dependence on colonialist thinking in the halls of power.

Re: UnblockOz: Helps Australians reclaim their unfiltered Internet access

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Post by nickonline »

akjainaj wrote: post #53

Why do they like to call it "censorship" when they just mean "piracy websites"? It's not like they're keeping you from publishing your thoughts about the government and the establishment, you just want to download series for free. I don't mean to say you shouldn't be able to download your favourite series for free, but please don't use words such as "censorship" that make it look like the gov is threatening to send y…

Do you understand censorship? This clearly fits within censorship as it's considered politically unacceptable.

censorship, noun: the suppression or prohibition of any parts of books, films, news, etc. that are considered obscene, politically unacceptable, or a threat to security.

Re: UnblockOz: Helps Australians reclaim their unfiltered Internet access

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Post by mmjaa »

adentranter wrote: post #19

As an Aussie I find this pretty funny. Since they passed the law to make ISPs store your data ( which was a warning shot to piraters from my POV ) not many people's behaviours changed. Ie people still pirated. The difference between simply logging traffic and blocking certain sites means instead of being able to watch what I do, I'll be sign up to a VPN and they won't see any of my traffic. If anything blocking these…

As an Aussie, I find your lack of distrust over this issue, disturbing. We Australians have a long history of letting government get away with heinous actions; as long as the "she'll be right mate" meme still holds our brains under the tap, we'll never get the right kind of mad required to break the chains of the colony. Honestly, this isn't something to laugh about.

Re: UnblockOz: Helps Australians reclaim their unfiltered Internet access

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Post by mmjaa »

joaodlf wrote: post #24

This is a world wide issue in the free world at this point, but Australia is stuck in the 90's when it comes to the internet. We have some business there and find everything about Australia ridiculous: ISP monopoly; hosting costs; licensing and internet related law... We ended up hosting in Singapore to serve our Australia needs. AU needs a major revamp on everything internet.

I'm Australian, and I decided 3 decades ago to not live there any more, because of what I saw was happening with the Internet and the way the country was crippling itself in comparison with the rest of the world. No amount of cheap plastic shit from China can keep me interested in a country so self-absorbed, and at the same time so utterly ignorant of the clear repression holding the nation back.

Re: UnblockOz: Helps Australians reclaim their unfiltered Internet access

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Post by iamben »

toyg wrote: post #50
firmgently wrote: post #33

It's been like this in the UK for ages, now people have to google 'pirate proxy' instead, it's at least 3 extra clicks - when will this horror end...

Well, from this year you also need a VPN, because all your traffic is logged. I'm looking forward to Comrade "Shared Society" May to force a proper Great Firewall any day now.

The porn blocking is the first step towards that. First they came for the porn...

Re: UnblockOz: Helps Australians reclaim their unfiltered Internet access

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Post by vacri »

mmjaa wrote: post #63
gravelc wrote: post #47

Much, much more frightening than website blocking in Australia is this: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-05/telco-industry-pushes-... Our esteemed government told us universal metadata collection was for fighting terrorism. Then, over the Christmas period when the public is disconnected from politics, a sham enquiry was held to open up metadata to civil courts (i.e. for copyright, divorce cases etc). Needs a bit mo…

Australians simply don't care about this shit. They've lived in an industrialised colony, with all its rewards, for too long - as long as they're still able to live the good life, who cares what the government gets up to .. Its a shame, because Australia has, in many ways, a culture that could produce great things. But its still ham-strung by its dependence on colonialist thinking in the halls of power.

What do you mean by 'colonialist thinking'?

Re: UnblockOz: Helps Australians reclaim their unfiltered Internet access

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Post by vacri »

nickonline wrote: post #60
gonzo41 wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Don't worry this isn't a concerted effort to actually block things. Its a pretty weak effort to go through the motions. If your tuned into this debate at a federal level there are a vocal bunch of senators bemoaning the Australia tax that our geography puts on us. These guys put out info on how to use vpns and avoid geoblocking and such for the masses. Best in show example: Adobe software and Game of thrones. Austral…

A bunch of convicts the lot of us.

For the record, we stopped being a penal colony about 15 years before the US stopped being a slave-using nation...

Re: UnblockOz: Helps Australians reclaim their unfiltered Internet access

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Post by vacri »

mmjaa wrote: post #66
joaodlf wrote: post #24

This is a world wide issue in the free world at this point, but Australia is stuck in the 90's when it comes to the internet. We have some business there and find everything about Australia ridiculous: ISP monopoly; hosting costs; licensing and internet related law... We ended up hosting in Singapore to serve our Australia needs. AU needs a major revamp on everything internet.

I'm Australian, and I decided 3 decades ago to not live there any more, because of what I saw was happening with the Internet and the way the country was crippling itself in comparison with the rest of the world. No amount of cheap plastic shit from China can keep me interested in a country so self-absorbed, and at the same time so utterly ignorant of the clear repression holding the nation back.

What wonderland did you move to?
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