-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Article: NSW considers limits on govt website Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 09:20:02 +1000 From: Red Wolf <redwolf@private> To: Declan McCullagh <declan@private> Never mind that the supposed terrorism target is just another propaganda campaign from the PM to scare people into voting for him, just like his dodgy 'children overboard' scandal last time around and that the information is freely available at any library. It looks like the NSW state government is planning to follow the US lead of yanking information from government web sites to push the public further into the dark. I think it's a safe bet than the information to go will be anything that could possibly link the state premier to his dodgy dealings with developers. Red Wolf -- http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/s1096124.htm April 28, 2004 NSW considers limits on govt website The New South Wales Cabinet committee on counter terrorism will today consider restricting the range of information available on government websites. The move comes after evidence in a court case last week that a man charged with terrorism offences had used government websites to get maps, data and satellite images of potential targets. Premier Bob Carr says the committee will seek to strike a balance between safeguarding security and maintaining the social benefits of providing information to the public. "If there is any way we can meet our counter terrorism demands and objectives by tightening up, without infringing on the right of the public to know and the efficiency that comes with that, then we'll look at it," he said. -- redwolf at redwolf dot com dot au www dot redwolf dot com dot au ____/\ _____/_ \ ~ \\ and the werewolves came... \/ .. / \ and they ate him... \_____~\ \\ and they drank his beer \ \// \\\ _______________________________________________ Politech mailing list Archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ Moderated by Declan McCullagh (http://www.mccullagh.org/)
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