teenager cracks $84-million Internet porn filter in 30 minutes

awhir

lol whata kid.

Tom Wood, a Year 10 student, probably 15 - 16 years old has cracked the federal government's $84-million internet porn filter in just 30 minutes. He can deactivate the filter in several clicks in such a way that the software's icon is not deleted which will make his parents believe the filter is still working. Tom says it is a matter of time before some computer-savvy kid puts the bypass on the Internet for others to use. "It's a horrible waste of money," he said. "They could get a much better filter for a few million dollars made here rather than paying overseas companies for an ineffective one.Australian communications Minister Helen Coonan said the government had anticipated kids would find their ways around the NetFilter. Yes Minister but 30 minutes for a teenager to crack a 84 million dollar filter is simply ridiculous."

JC 2K3

Surely he just used a proxy...... (?)

How the hell can a porn filter cost $84 million?

Terry

Tom Wood wrote:

"They could get a much better filter for a few million dollars made here rather than paying overseas companies for an ineffective one.

Australia. Fúck yeah.

Karoma

A Sauce: http://www.newlaunches.com/archives/australian_teenager_cracks_84million_internet_porn_filter_in_30_minutes.php
I love the photograph used.




84m Oz Dollars?

Spyral

Terry wrote:

Australia. Fúck yeah.

actually austrailia..

weeder

JC 2K3 wrote:

Surely he just used a proxy...... (?)

How the hell can a porn filter cost $84 million?

think thats what it cost to make it

now he can look at pictures of YORE Ma all day

Smellyirishman

Spyral wrote:

actually austrailia..

I think Terry was talking about the overseas country that wrote the program, and he is assuming it's was America. It's not Australia anyway.

I think.

On-Topic: Lol @ article.

Terry

Spyral wrote:

actually austrailia..

That's what I said.

Nailz

Spyral wrote:

actually austrailia..

FúCK YEAH!!!

thefinalstage

Those filters are very easy to bypass....all in the host files :P.

Conor108

Of course now his parents know right:D

thefinalstage

Conor108 wrote:

Of course now his parents know right:D

With a big dirty grin on his face that says "I watched porn".

Nailz

But in all fairness he looks like a dirty Div!

qwertplaywert

I think someones got a hard on below that desk!

Lirange

With a name like Tom Wood ...

Tar.Aldarion

What, did he tell his parents that he cracked it? Think of all the porn he could have gotten unnoticed.

Jesus Wept

What a hero!

Caliden

I guess he really wanted to CRACK one off!

mikemac

He'll be recruited as an analyst for some top secret intelligence agency now.
That's what happens in all the films

Overheal

yeah right.

I can imagine ireland getting this big mad server-based firewall - because they can track all of their mainstream communication in/out of the contry if they really want to so thats what they did I suppose - you can just imagine everyone trying to use an Irish telecom wire to go to porn would be blocked.

But if you just use a proxy all the telecom sees is someone going to this out of country proxy website.

Stupid governement. They deserve to be conned by offshore business.

meglome

Nothing like a great government project in any part of the world to swallow up huge sums of money and still not be particularly good.

Jesus Wept

Why are Australia goverment turning into such douchebags

Naikon

He is lying, he just uninstalled the poxy application while logged in as admin/root:D.

The guy

Damn, how much porn did that guy look at?

Guy:Incognito

weeder wrote:

think thats what it cost to make it

Well it was hardly the retail price.

Naikon

The guy wrote:

Damn, how much porn did that guy look at?

Virtually, this much:

http://palimpsest.stanford.edu/byorg/abbey/an/img/infinity.gif

Nailz

I heard that!

Pigman II

Three screens on the go. What a pro. He must have the wrists of an 80 year old.

jester77

**** yeah, what a hero... he'll be the most popular guy at school for the rest of the year

But $84 million for a basic filter and I thought I was being generous with project planning and budgeting :eek:

Thomas_S_Hunterson

You could probably pay people to stand at every single computer and supervise them for that amount of money.

Duggy747

Well, it's quite simple.............never deny a man of his porn. He'll always find ways around it!! That's determination, that is!