Comments | andrewducker: Interesting Links for 26-12-2013

andrewducker

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gonzo21 December 26 2013, 13:29:55 UTC

So are these porn filters active then? I haven't received anything from my ISP about opting in or out of anything.

Hmm. Time to start writing to my MP again I guess. It's unnacceptable that people don't have access to a lot of these sites that have been blocked.

andrewducker December 26 2013, 13:38:53 UTC

New people are opted in by default. Existing contracts are being asked over the next year, apparently:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/bt-to-introduce-default-porn-filtering-9007104.html

Good info here:
https://wiki.openrightsgroup.org/wiki/Content_filtering_by_UK_ISPs#Fixed-line_ISP_code_of_practice

gonzo21 December 26 2013, 13:46:08 UTC

You know with all the static and white noise around which sites are blocked, it will be very easy for them to add activist sites like openrights.org and suchlike to the block lists, and just hope that nobody notices.

nancylebov December 26 2013, 17:14:36 UTC

I wonder how malleable the data-compression algorithm is. People can learn to notice more, fewer, or different details.

I also wonder how the visual compression algorithm affects people's ability to notice things like a different person being swapped in after a brief interruption.

andrewducker December 26 2013, 17:55:50 UTC

I wonder if that training affects the processing in the visual cortex, or later on!