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Open letter concerning Australian Internet Censorship.
To whom it may concern, and for the unaware public.

Do not be confused about the intentions behind our attacks on various Australian government websites. Various media have falsely reported that our efforts are in defence of pornography. This is not about pornography. This is about freedom. The fact remains that under this proposed Internet censorship scheme over time the freedoms of Australians will continue to be eroded, all in the name of saving us from a threat that exists only in the minds of a vocal and very uninformed minority who wish to impose their morals and values on the public at large. We are in no way encouraging child pornography; however other courses of action should be encouraged, for Australia's "Cyber Safety Plan" creates problems in itself.

The fact is that "banned" content can be posted on ANY website, at any time; introducing these tools is only a way to silence the selected few. Once the tools are put into place, they can and will be abused, as it has happened throughout history. Costs to taxpayers are estimated to be $44.2 million. This money could be put to far better use. Furthermore, the creation of such an announced filter is in direct violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Charter of 1948, Article 19; which states: "Everyone has the right of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers."

No democratic government should ever favour one community's views over others, be it religious, political or otherwise; it is discriminatory toward minority groups. This censorship has been nothing more than a modern day prohibition and attack against freedoms that the Australian populace previously enjoyed.

We will not back down until this illicit censorship has been removed; the freedoms and rights of the Australian public must be restored. Further attacks will continue on a much larger scale in a wide variety of forms. Attempts to stop us will only bring more negative publicity to this internet censorship campaign and make the Australian government look disgraceful in the eyes of the international public.

We are Anonymous. 
We do not forgive. 
We do not forget. 
We are Legion.
Expect us.

REFERENCES:
 "Broadband, Communications and Digital  Economy Minister Stephen Conroy admitted the Federal Government's $44.2  million internet censorship plan...(http://www.news.com.au/technology/australia-to-become-net-nanny-state/story-e6frfro0-1111117886418)
"In May 2008, the Government said it  would spend $125.8 million over four years on several measures to  strengthen cyber safety, including the filter." http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/12/15/2772467.htm
Universal Declaration of Human Rights http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr/ (specifically articles 1, 2, 3, 18, 19 and 26)
"But about half of the sites on the list are not related to child porn and include a slew of online poker sites, YouTube links, regular gay and straight porn sites, Wikipedia entries, euthanasia sites, websites of fringe religions such as satanic sites, fetish sites, Christian sites, the website of a tour operator and even a Queensland dentist. (http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2009/03/19/1237054961100.html)

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