British Telecom (BT) default 'porn filter' switched on.

[Shake&Bake]

BT has announced the launch of a new internet filter designed to protect children online.

The controls will automatically be set to "on" for new users. Customers who do not want the service will have to actively choose not to turn it on.

The filter is designed to block sites deemed unsuitable for children.

The move comes after the government called for internet service providers to filter legal pornography and other adult subjects "by default".

The BT Parental Controls filter will cover any internet-enabled device connected to its home broadband service.

The implementation of the controls will be pre-selected for new users who are setting up their internet connection for the first time. They will have to confirm this option and then will be asked to set a filter level.

There will be three levels - strict, moderate and light - or customers can choose to turn the filter off.

Existing users of BT's broadband will be contacted during 2014 and asked to make a decision on whether or not they want to set up the new service.

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[Shake&Bake]

The UK is already such a nanny state with the amount of CCTV coverage they have - just look at what happened in The Bourne Supremacy

This law, when announced some time ago didn't sit well with me.
There's some good in it - but the overall feel of Big Brother making choices for you is a worrisome precedent.

I get that kids need to be protected online - but parents should educate their kids.
Also there are plenty of free and paid tools which do the job.

So now for an ISP to be actively tracking and reporting on web searches - no thanks.

 

[mintydroid]

I wonder if the Tor Browser will bypass the filter

 

[froot]

I wonder if the Tor Browser will bypass the filter

It's probably a filtered DNS that they use? So if so, just change the DNS.

 

[koeksGHT]

It's probably a filtered DNS that they use? So if so, just change the DNS.

Yeah this.

 

[Necuno]

The UK is already such a nanny state with the amount of CCTV coverage they have - just look at what happened in The Bourne Supremacy

This law, when announced some time ago didn't sit well with me.
There's some good in it - but the overall feel of Big Brother making choices for you is a worrisome precedent.

I get that kids need to be protected online - but parents should educate their kids.
Also there are plenty of free and paid tools which do the job.

So now for an ISP to be actively tracking and reporting on web searches - no thanks.

Been so for a while, even locally ISPs are sniffing and logging what you are doing.

Before a smart ass says "if nothing to hide... bla bla bla", do you piss with the door open in your house? I mean you got nothing to hide...

 

[froot]

Been so for a while, even locally ISPs are sniffing and logging what you are doing.

Before a smart ass says "if nothing to hide... bla bla bla", do you piss with the door open in your house? I mean you got nothing to hide...

Yup. Vodacom does this too. I had some data go awol on my phone, and Vodacom was able to tell me precisely where it went.