Excellent. Every time I thought "but what about..." you answered that question and you seem to frame the debate in sensible ways while linking them to ways others frame the same debate. A good level of depth vs document length too.
Two minor points: The British Psychological Society has sent in an unfortunate response supporting the government proposals (available on their website). There is internal activism going on counteracting this but when you talk about psychology experts' opinion you should know that a body claiming to be those experts has taken an offical position that disagrees with you. Other responses to the consultation by specialists in both BDSM and violent offences oppose the recommendations.
My second point is technical: that as well as phoning other countries if ISPs block certain websites, it is possible to connect to them via the internet and proxy services. Strong encryption has allowed dissidents in some of the most repressive regimes to communicate with the outside world and so has been effectively proven so far. Opponents would counter that esoteric tech knowledge is not the norm but I'd say usability of such methods is increasing and would be supported by anti-censorship activists should censorious laws get onto the statute books.
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Date: 2005-12-02 10:00 am (UTC)Two minor points:
The British Psychological Society has sent in an unfortunate response supporting the government proposals (available on their website). There is internal activism going on counteracting this but when you talk about psychology experts' opinion you should know that a body claiming to be those experts has taken an offical position that disagrees with you. Other responses to the consultation by specialists in both BDSM and violent offences oppose the recommendations.
My second point is technical: that as well as phoning other countries if ISPs block certain websites, it is possible to connect to them via the internet and proxy services. Strong encryption has allowed dissidents in some of the most repressive regimes to communicate with the outside world and so has been effectively proven so far. Opponents would counter that esoteric tech knowledge is not the norm but I'd say usability of such methods is increasing and would be supported by anti-censorship activists should censorious laws get onto the statute books.