Tech-Ed Collisions

Maybe I should rename my blog to ‘Google Watch’ or something like that because I often find myself commenting on them. Anyway, here’s their view on the proposed ISP filtering. My first reaction was it’s great to see a measured response on what is a very heated subject for many. We seem to hear lots of views expressed about the Government’s heavy handedness approach in this area and how its easy to play the child safety line (after all, who can possibly argue against that). Looking at Google’s views though, without all the emotion that you see in other posts, it does seem that the government is going beyond that of other Western democracies. I just hope this isn’t the thin end of the wedge. Education, as often stated, is the answer, not the type of regime that could find its way in if this approach is expanded.