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• On the post: If You're Worried About Bad EU Internet Regulation, Just Wait Until You See The New Terrorist Regulation

  

  TheCentralScrutinizer ( profile ), 13 Dec, 2018 @ 07:45pm

  Maybe it's time we just kick the EU off the internet. Let them build their own."
  
  What a great idea.
  They can have their own little Euro trash sheltered workshop, while the adults can use the proper Internet.

• On the post: Australian Government Passes Law Forcing Tech Companies To Break Encryption

  

  TheCentralScrutinizer ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2018 @ 01:35am

  Also, this idiot government is conducting the biggest industrial experiment in our history. They get to make business decisions for companies, saying "we want you to put this in your product".

• On the post: Australian Government Passes Law Forcing Tech Companies To Break Encryption

  

  TheCentralScrutinizer ( profile ), 11 Dec, 2018 @ 01:10am

  Prime Minister Scott Morrison, un-elected king of the muppets.
  A bunch of technologically illiterate morons sound the klaxon call of the four horsemen of the apocalypse; pedophiles, terrorists, drug dealers and criminals (I would have have thought they all fall under the heading of criminals, but no matter).
  
  Then the legislation needs to be passed "to keep us all safe over Christmas/New Year". What a steaming pile of merde. No one is going to actively back door their hardware or software in the next 2 weeks. Ain't gonna happen.
  
  Do I really need to go on?
  
  It'll break the Internet, maybe not tomorrow or next week, but it wiil.
  
  Also, hang you head in Shame, Bil Shorten.

• On the post: Australian MP Pushes Back Against Expanded Site And Search Blocking Laws

  

  TheCentralScrutinizer ( profile ), 30 Oct, 2018 @ 04:41am

  Not sure if anyone has made this point but as an ALP member, Husic is a member of the opposition, not the government

• On the post: As Predicted, Australian Government Looks To Creep Site Censorship Into Search Censorship

  

  TheCentralScrutinizer ( profile ), 19 Oct, 2018 @ 04:02am

  The current government here is a bunch of dysfunctional morons. They want to bust encryption wide open because we are now all terrorist suspects and they are in total thrall of big business. This is just business as usual for these technologically ignorant idiots.

• On the post: Australian Gov't Floats New Batch Of Compelled Access Legislation With An Eye On Encryption

  

  TheCentralScrutinizer ( profile ), 15 Aug, 2018 @ 04:07am

  For those who don't live here, we are fast becoming a police state. This bullshit plus a notably racist speech in the senate yesterday plus a generally apathetic public equals a country heading into some very dark times.

• On the post: Australian Parliament Sends Ethics Committee After A Citizen For Mocking Gov't Official On Twitter

  

  TheCentralScrutinizer ( profile ), 27 Jun, 2018 @ 06:05am

  Re: Re: Did you say something, ABC?

  The ABC is not the government's media arm. It is a publically funded media organisation that is often critical of the government of the day, of whatever political stripe. In recent years the current government has stripped something like $300 million from its funding. Yes, this government is a bunch of batards.

• On the post: Australian Parliament Sends Ethics Committee After A Citizen For Mocking Gov't Official On Twitter

  

  TheCentralScrutinizer ( profile ), 27 Jun, 2018 @ 05:56am

  Australia is a constitutional monarchy, dumb arse. We have our own constitution and make our own laws. The reigning monarch is the head of state and that is all. Don't let facts get in the way of your ranting though.

• On the post: MPAA Sticks Its Nose Into Australia's Copyright Business: Warns Against Fair Use And Geo-Blocking Relief

  

  TheCentralScrutinizer ( profile ), 09 Nov, 2017 @ 03:38am

  And the MPAA is.....? Nobody here has even heard of it/them so we'll carry on regardless. Up yours MPAA.

• On the post: Australia's AG Says Public Will Be Cool With Encryption Backdoors Because They Use Facebook

  

  TheCentralScrutinizer ( profile ), 13 Jun, 2017 @ 08:09pm

  Yes, Brandis is an idiot, and a dangerous one. That youtube video that Sambo linked to shows his ignorance and wilful stupidity in full flight. He thinks a url is an "electronic address" of a website. He says that to either obfuscate or to show off his ignorance. That interview is a classic.
  And Turnbull was on the news last night trying to soothe everyone that they didn't want a back door, just access to encrypted comms. Face palm. This from a guy who himself uses encrypted messaging apps. The level of hypocrisy on display is breathtaking.

• On the post: DHS Steps Up Demands For Visa Applicants' Social Media Account Info

  

  TheCentralScrutinizer ( profile ), 02 Jun, 2017 @ 06:01am

  America, the new no fly zone.

• On the post: UK Government Using Manchester Attacks As An Excuse To Kill Encryption

  

  TheCentralScrutinizer ( profile ), 25 May, 2017 @ 07:59pm

  Encryption is a cancer on socitey

  This is the Central Scrutinizer. It is my responsibility to collect all your passwords and data.
  
  To that end, from June 9 2017 we are outlawing mathematics, err encryption. Encryption is a cancer on society that allows people to have private conversations and messages via the Interwebz that the government cannot listen to. It also allows people to do their online banking in total privacy! This is clearly unacceptable.
  
  From June 9, we are rolling out a worldwide system to counter mathematics, err encryption. We are starting small, with a rollout on a little island off the west coast of Europe. Theresa, the Supreme Leader of this island, is terrific, she really is. She has already shown the right fascist tendencies and we are very excited to be helping her implement our new system of surveillance, err safety.
  
  Our staff from Central Services will be visiting every home and business in order to register all your computing devices in our Central Database. They will also be installing black boxes on all your devices in order to ensure that you can't use encryption. They only weigh a couple of kilograms each and are therefore barely noticeable. These tamper proof boxes are terrific too, they really are. Theresa came up with the idea and so, in her honour, we've christened them Theresa's Boxes. Now all your communications will be routed through Theresa's Boxes. Rental only costs a few dollars per month per device.
  
  From June 9, anyone caught using mathematics, err encryption, will be sent to our correctional facility north of the Arctic Circle, where they will be re-educated, using the Central Re-adjustment of Attitude Program, or CRAP. It is not known at this point how long this CRAP might take to work, but we suspect it won't be a brief stay at the facility. Dress warmly.
  
  We will keep you informed of any updates to this new system via Central Television.
  
  A world without encryption.
  
  You'll love it......it's a way of life.