"Under existing laws the ACMA blacklist includes URLs relating to child sexual abuse, rape, incest, bestiality, sexual violence and detailed instruction in crime," Senator Conroy said.
No one interested in cyber safety would condone the leaking of this list.
That's a red herring. Leaking the list merely informs people about what is being banned. It does not compromise "cyber safety" since it does not unban the sites on the list.
I came to post the exact same thing. The familiar government cry of 'won't someone think of the children'.
I note with interest the mention of the Federal Police (like FBI for US residents) looking into it. Just what is the AFP going to do if someone obtains the information from a foreign location, and then posts it on a non-Australian website? Send them a threatening letter?
The beauty of the internet is that it continues to evade politicians attempts to regulate, control and tax. You need a totalitarian state to gain complete control, and even that is very porous.
No one interested in cyber safety would condone the leaking of this list.
That's a red herring. Leaking the list merely informs people about what is being banned. It does not compromise "cyber safety" since it does not unban the sites on the list.