Department of Internal Affairs to Implement NZ Internet Filter

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SamF

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#3250520 18-Jun-2024 17:29

freitasm:

Yes. I thought you wanted link to more detailed technical aspects, which is not in the release.

Nope, just the link to the text you posted; always good to show receipts :)

SamF

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#3250525 18-Jun-2024 17:42

My email to Hon Brooke van Velden.

Hon Brooke van Velden,

Regarding recent improvements to the Digital Child Exploitation Filtering System as outlined in your 18 June 2024 press release.

While I applaud any efforts to combat child exploitation on the Internet and in general, I have a couple of questions regarding the recent changes.

1) What kind of vetting / validation (if any) will be performed by DIA on the website block list before it is implemented?
2) What is the required process for a New Zealand entity to appeal / have a website removed from the list in the event that it was incorrectly included?

While it appears that the IWF has the best intentions for their list and have robust processes in place to vet reported websites before they are added, I still however have some concerns.
Mistakes can be made, domains often change ownership and there is a risk of 'scope creep' like that which was experienced with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) block list early in the implementation process.

Additionally, while I note that the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) has a publicly accessible complaints process, according to the IWF URL List Policies, Procedures and Processes documentation "All imagery is assessed according to UK law and categorised in line with criteria set out by the UK Sentencing Council Guidelines". While UK law is likely to align closely with New Zealand law, there may be instances where it does not and therefore imagery is incorrectly blocked. How will this potential issue be addressed?

SamF

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#3264367 25-Jul-2024 17:58

Today I received a reply from Hon Brooke van Velden regarding my previously posted questions.

Unfortunately the pdf was an image not text, so I can only post a screenshot:

Wombat1

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#3264377 25-Jul-2024 19:15

insane: exetel.com.au did a trial using the content filtering offered by NZ ISP watchdog, the same ISP that does all the filtering for schools in NZ and they had very positive results (their users complained bitterly but weren't affected in anyway negatively)

I'm with superloop, (same company and same network as Exetel), to be honest, I have not noticed anything. I am keen to test this out though to see if the blocking is still active or not.

Edit: Sorry Did not realise this post was from 15 years ago.

SamF

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#3264379 25-Jul-2024 19:18

Wombat1:

Edit: Sorry Did not realise this post was from 15 years ago.

Hehe; the lag is real! :D

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