Aussies shelve net nanny, for now. Labor Party leaders haven't disavowed their push for mandatory, government-controlled internet censorship. However, they've agreed to hold off for a year (long after the upcoming election) in order to assure that critics' concerns are properly reviewed. http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/07/australia-bows-to-complaints-delays-net-filter-for-a-year.ars
The decision comes amid furious opposition by the Green Party, the Pirate Party and free speech defenders.
Just a short time ago, Prime Minister Rudd's successor, Gillard , defended a supposed need to have the government, rather than parentally operated filter systems, protect children from internet nastiness.
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/352521/opposition_calls_gov_heed_cyber_safety_committee_evidence/
Cyber ranger Bruce Schneier scorns the proposal to give the president an internet kill switch.
http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-1007.html#2
Kagan's views on freedom of speech are proving worrisome to many. The National Coalition Against Censorship is another concerned group:
http://ncacblog.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/elena-kagan-and-the-first-amendment/
You don't have to be leftist to see conspiracies of coverup. TWA Flight 800 was recently discussed on net radio by Accuracy in Media. Here is an old post of that conservative group:
http://www.aim.org/media-monitor/the-truth-about-twa-flight-800/
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