Comments on: The Great Firewall of Canada

By: Shadow

Shadow — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:53:25 +0000

aaaaw fuc* it.. they are so going to abuse this and block everything they dont like that doesnt fit the current administration’s views.. Bye bye filesharing.. Alas, freedom of speech, i knew thee well.

By: Mark

Mark — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 23:23:15 +0000

If the internet becomes censored or a subscription based system like TV, then why dont people revert back to the old BBS dialup system?

BBS’s were there before the internet became famous, and all you needed was a computer, telephone line, and a BBS program and virtually hundreds and thousands of people would connect to this BBS system like a local internet.

Some BBS’s went as far as connecting to one another and creating a mini-internet, so if all this crap comes true, why dont we all dump the internet and go back to BBS’s?

By: Donovan Hill

Donovan Hill — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 05:54:44 +0000

@Tom re: “All this system will do”

The fact is that this system will be abused. It will be abused because it exists and because the governments can. It will be abused by well meaning people thinking that one little more thing won’t hurt anyone and by the time they realize it, those “little more things” will add up to being “one big thing” with the original intent of the system being tossed out the window.

By: Project Cleanfeed Canada « Internet Duct Tape

Project Cleanfeed Canada « Internet Duct Tape — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 07:20:12 +0000

[...] Project Cleanfeed Canada (this is a follow-up to the Great Firewall of Canada) [...]

By: Canadian City Direct

Canadian City Direct — Sun, 10 Dec 2006 23:59:00 +0000

I don’t support the Great Firewall of China, its not a good thing for all canadians.

By: Tomas

Tomas — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:00:31 +0000

Its good somebody says this.

By: Marsha J. O'Brien

Marsha J. O'Brien — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:40:30 +0000

I think your information here is outstanding. I only disagree with one thing you said: “I’m a pessimist, I believe that any form of censorship will eventually be abused despite its good intentions.”

I don’t believe that makes you a pessimist. I believe it makes you are an intelligent realist. Big brother
truly has his grip on too much already.

By: Censorship On The Web aka Who hasn’t read the anarchist cookbook when they were 12? « Touching Cloth

Sun, 26 Nov 2006 21:22:31 +0000

[...] I find this blog post (found randomly on the front page!) very interesting. It’s about censorship on the internet, in particular a plan to block certain websites if you’re accessing the net in Canada. The blog is here and I recommend reading it, though it is quite subjective and anti-censorship. [...]

By: Irlandes

Irlandes — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 19:01:46 +0000

Several years ago, a popular net filter for kiddies allegedly blocked the Boy Scouts of America material, because BSA has a strong training program for boys so they can avoid sexual abuse. The language on it was rejected by the computerized filter system.

There will be a lot of such examples, you can bet on it.

By: Cybertip and Project CleanFeed Canada -- Alec Saunders .LOG

Cybertip and Project CleanFeed Canada -- Alec Saunders .LOG — Sun, 26 Nov 2006 00:53:59 +0000

[...] The move has generated quite a bit of debate. Engtech published a lengthy piece titled The Great Firewall of Canada, and Michael Geist also wrote about it in his Project CleanFeed Canada (read the comments, they’re very good). [...]

By: Project Cleanfeed Canada « //engtech

Project Cleanfeed Canada « //engtech — Sat, 25 Nov 2006 23:32:24 +0000

[...] (this is a follow-up to the Great Firewall of Canada) [...]

By: Is cybertip using a shotgun to kill a fly? » Mathew Ingram: mathewingram.com/work

Sat, 25 Nov 2006 20:04:25 +0000

[...] Several critics immediately took issue with Michael’s support, however, including Engtech — who said that “the idea of having a national blacklist sends shivers down my spine. I would always prefer that illegal websites be shutdown rather than putting into power national filters that have the potential to be abused. I’m a pessimist, I believe that any form of censorship will eventually be abused despite its good intentions.” Engtech points to a good overview of the issues here. [...]