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

  • 26-08-2007 12:34pm
    #1
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,227 ✭✭✭


    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."


Comments

  • Closed Accounts Posts: 7,794 ✭✭✭JC 2K3


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

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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,396 ✭✭✭✭Karoma




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 885 ✭✭✭Spyral


    Terry wrote:
    Australia. Fúck yeah.

    actually austrailia..


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,469 ✭✭✭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


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3,285 ✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,061 ✭✭✭✭Terry


    Spyral wrote:
    actually austrailia..
    That's what I said. :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    Spyral wrote:
    actually austrailia..
    FúCK YEAH!!!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,503 ✭✭✭thefinalstage


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,871 ✭✭✭Conor108


    Of course now his parents know right:D


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,503 ✭✭✭thefinalstage


    Conor108 wrote:
    Of course now his parents know right:D

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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    But in all fairness he looks like a dirty Div!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,404 ✭✭✭qwertplaywert


    I think someones got a hard on below that desk!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,117 ✭✭✭Lirange


    With a name like Tom Wood ...


  • Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,113 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    What a hero!


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,982 ✭✭✭Caliden


    I guess he really wanted to CRACK one off!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 19,969 ✭✭✭✭mikemac


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭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.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,980 ✭✭✭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.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 25,243 ✭✭✭✭Jesus Wept


    Why are Australia goverment turning into such douchebags


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭Naikon


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,373 ✭✭✭The guy


    Damn, how much porn did that guy look at?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,244 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    weeder wrote:
    think thats what it cost to make it


    Well it was hardly the retail price.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 4,564 ✭✭✭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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,688 ✭✭✭Nailz


    I heard that!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,921 ✭✭✭✭Pigman II


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


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,264 ✭✭✭✭jester77


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

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


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 6,151 ✭✭✭Thomas_S_Hunterson


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


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭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!


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