Kids today… It has been proven that children will do anything they can to upset the well intentioned plans of their elders. And if that means hacking into porn filters and posting a DIY on YouTube for other
oppressed teenagers—didn’t the Bard say everything was fair and all that?
Kids today… It has been proved that children will do anything they can to upset the well intentioned plans of their elders. And if that means hacking into porn filters and posting a DIY on YouTube for other
oppressed teenagers—didn’t the Bard say everything was fair and all that?
The Australian government, apparently worried over the proliferation of online smut and resulting corrupting of morals, dumped A$84 million (about Rs 250 crore) into a state-of-the-art porn filter. They then collectively sat back, hoping to look over benignly as the hormone-affected population browsed National Geographic and Popular Science. But young Tom Wood—all of 16 years old—stuck a mighty blow in favour of free speech (or insolent defiance, depending on your political leanings) by proving in 30 minutes that the filter was nothing but a fancy piece of eye-candy. He was immediately hailed as a genius and saviour, while embarrassed officials scrambled to plug in the holes—without much success. The only comment from the authorities was that good parenting was much better than any technology. Needn’t have wasted millions to find that out, right?
All the above happened in August. Considering that this was a pet project of Aussie premier John Howard, you would have expected that they would remove all the loopholes after all that publicity. Turns out, the thing is as leaky as ever—when the original hacker took it out for a spin, it still let in stuff that wasn’t supposed to be in. And so other kids could take advantage of this, he posted a detailed video on YouTube mentioning the steps necessary for a free inflow of porn on computers with the filters enabled. At the time of
writing, the technicians were still scratching their heads.
You may also read:
SEX Drives More Traffic to Your Articles
Hacking Tips – How to Block a Website Without Using any Software?
The Horse Penis – The Challenge
January 30th, 2011 at 1:54 pm
Very interesting, thanks for sharing.
January 30th, 2011 at 3:02 pm
@larry fish
that’s completely my pleasure buddy. you’re welcome
January 30th, 2011 at 3:39 pm
Really it is a big matter for kids. Thanks for sharing.
January 30th, 2011 at 3:48 pm
great article
January 30th, 2011 at 4:39 pm
@sujaysen
yes everywhere it is which has made internet not a safe place for kids
January 30th, 2011 at 4:41 pm
@albert1jemi
thanks
January 30th, 2011 at 4:52 pm
Very interesting facts.Thanks a lot!
January 31st, 2011 at 8:34 am
@joan retiro
yeah. Its very hard to stop them . I suppose the best way is to explain them not to
January 31st, 2011 at 11:41 am
thanks for share
January 31st, 2011 at 2:23 pm
Now days kids are geting spoilet bcoz of these type of sites especially the teenage groups ,good awarness.
January 31st, 2011 at 3:08 pm
@jemialbert
you’re welcome
January 31st, 2011 at 3:11 pm
@anupatil
yes. kids these days are getting really spoilt by the internet due to these kinds of websites and teenagers toni though even i’m a teenager but an adult lol
February 1st, 2011 at 9:15 am
Kids today are really so advanced
February 1st, 2011 at 5:53 pm
Blah Blah Blah… The internet is perfectly safe. I used it pretty recklessly when I was a “Kid”. Broke some serious laws
February 2nd, 2011 at 1:57 am
@nixie
i must say kids are smarter than the grown ups too
February 2nd, 2011 at 1:58 am
@fixitduck
you broke rules when you were a kid and you think its still safe? ha ha funny