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Go away Cameron – Bypass UK's porn filter

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Re: Go away Cameron – Bypass UK's porn filter

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Post by dagw »

TheAnimus wrote: post #10
treerock wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I doubt it. Or I'm going to have some trouble. I reckon a large proportion of people will opt out and I wouldn't be surprised if they try to remove the opt out option in the future.

> I reckon a large proportion of people will opt out HAH! I had a friend one day in tears because her bf had some porn on his laptop. She was shocked, outraged etc. She owned a dildo. Some people have horrific double standards, unless people make a stand against censorship (unlikely) or their desire for porn (even less likely). This is only going to get worse.

In what world is that a double standard??? Enjoying masturbation and sex toys while disapproving of pornography seems like a healthy and reasonable stance to take.

Re: Go away Cameron – Bypass UK's porn filter

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Post by c0n5pir4cy »

[deleted] wrote: post #22
c0n5pir4cy wrote: post #14

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Lots and lots of really negative publicity here in the UK. It blocks rape support sites and sexual education websites better than it blocks porn: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/abu...

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Yeah, I meant it blocks sexual education sites; I've corrected it now.

Re: Go away Cameron – Bypass UK's porn filter

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Post by dijit »

nickjackson wrote: post #27

I'm finding this a bit strange. As far as I am aware you have to opt-in to the porn blocker on existing packages. The chances are its already going to be off for most people, especially those who know how to use a chrome extension. I get the impression that this was created for other, more illegitimate purposes, that has nothing to do with "Cameron's porn blocker"

nope, it's opt out by default.

existing customers get a choice page, but new customers will have to phone in.

Re: Go away Cameron – Bypass UK's porn filter

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Post by 3838 »

nubela wrote: post #20
biafra wrote: post #18

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- What proxies are you using? - If you set up your own proxies: How do you handle the costs? - If you use someone elses proxy: How do you make sure they always work for your users? - Does you extension only proxy blocked traffic? How do you know what is blocked? Is there an official list?

I'm using Squid to serve proxies, albeit a modified Squid. On your 3rd point, it has a list, as well a manual activation button. It proxies only blocked traffic.

the cost and the possibility of prosecution for supplying illegal material are two obvious downsides to this - keep in mind that uk law makes bestiality porn highly illegal for instance, whereas it's legal or easily available in other parts of the world - and also something that people are sometimes curious about

Re: Go away Cameron – Bypass UK's porn filter

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Post by timthorn »

c0n5pir4cy wrote: post #23
mschuster91 wrote: post #9

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IIRC even the small providers have to implement filtering with the IWF blacklist, so there's no way to get a filter-free experience.

There's a UK ISP called Andrews and Arnold that will give you a filter free experience with the caveat that you have to filter your own network, but they are not really a home ISP as such.

Why aren't they a home ISP? They have a product called Home::1 that is only available to home users. http://aaisp.net.uk/broadband-home1.html

You have no obligation to filter your own network, but you can if you want.

(A satisfied customer)

Re: Go away Cameron – Bypass UK's porn filter

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Post by naich »

nickjackson wrote: post #27

I'm finding this a bit strange. As far as I am aware you have to opt-in to the porn blocker on existing packages. The chances are its already going to be off for most people, especially those who know how to use a chrome extension. I get the impression that this was created for other, more illegitimate purposes, that has nothing to do with "Cameron's porn blocker"

Nope, it's opt-out for new subscribers and existing subscribers have to choose to opt in or out. There are many reasons why someone would want to use this extension. Sexual abuse support sites are currently being blocked by the filters, so a child being abused by a family member could use the extension to find help on the internet, despite the abuser having the porn filter on. Or a chap who has been pressured into opt in in might just want to have a wank over some internet porn - it's not illegal.

If nothing else, it shows how broken the whole mess is. Opt-out filtering is ineffectual, often targets the wrong sites, and was basically introduced as a sop to a vociferous minority who would rather go back to Victorian standards and sweep all this nastiness under the carpet, than have an actual discussion about pornography and sexuality.

Re: Go away Cameron – Bypass UK's porn filter

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Post by dijit »

c0n5pir4cy wrote: post #23
mschuster91 wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

IIRC even the small providers have to implement filtering with the IWF blacklist, so there's no way to get a filter-free experience.

There's a UK ISP called Andrews and Arnold that will give you a filter free experience with the caveat that you have to filter your own network, but they are not really a home ISP as such.

they use openreach.

it's possible that openreach will be doing the filtering eventually, A&A have no say.

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