Comments on: DIA Admits Filter Shortcomings http://thomasbeagle.net/2009/08/25/dia-admits-filter-shortcomings/ Sat, 24 Sep 2011 00:48:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dave Lane http://thomasbeagle.net/2009/08/25/dia-admits-filter-shortcomings/comment-page-1/#comment-10654 Dave Lane Tue, 25 Aug 2009 11:24:18 +0000 http://thomasbeagle.net/?p=353#comment-10654 The whole national filter idea appears to be nothing but muddled thinking by reactionary non-technologists trying to garner approval from voters and as the thin edge of the web censorship wedge for those interests who'd like to see the Internet go away (because it's costing them revenue, e.g. the traditional media). The filter won't work. It'll be like anti-virus software or DRM ("Digital Restrictions Management") - a huge expensive drag on the system, and the first thing trivially disabled/circumvented by anything/anyone it might want to filter out. Reminiscent of Bruce Schneier's "Security Theater": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_theater ... The whole national filter idea appears to be nothing but muddled thinking by reactionary non-technologists trying to garner approval from voters and as the thin edge of the web censorship wedge for those interests who’d like to see the Internet go away (because it’s costing them revenue, e.g. the traditional media). The filter won’t work. It’ll be like anti-virus software or DRM (“Digital Restrictions Management”) – a huge expensive drag on the system, and the first thing trivially disabled/circumvented by anything/anyone it might want to filter out.

Reminiscent of Bruce Schneier’s “Security Theater”: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_theater …

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