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The Internet is finally safe!

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  • 18-02-2008 9:53pm
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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,489 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0218/internet.html
    The Government has appointed a Director of the Office for Internet Safety.

    Announcing the appointment at a press conference on internet safety, Minister for Justice Brian Lenihan said the new role would help make the internet a safer place.

    John Laffan will take up the position at the beginning of March.

    The new Office for Internet Safety was announced in September 2007.

    ...and I can see him doing a great job too.....


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    Sponge Bob
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 25,234 ✭✭✭✭Sponge Bob


    Principal Officer Dept of the Environment :eek:

    The people who do not know whata duct is :(


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    #3
    watty
    Registered Users Posts: 32,417 ✭✭✭✭watty


    What your tears drip out off when you think of Ireland, when abroad.


    Using the electric & internet on the Foreign train... or paying 1 eur for a glass of wine.


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    galwayrush
    Registered Users Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    Wonder how it will take for the Goverment to put some extra Tax Levies on it?:rolleyes:


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,489 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    an Internet security tax,
    come on people we need to be able to pay the Internet Safety people, these people can't work for free :)


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    galwayrush
    Registered Users Posts: 12,815 ✭✭✭✭galwayrush


    Cabaal wrote: »
    an Internet security tax,
    come on people we need to be able to pay the Internet Safety people, these people can't work for free :)

    Just think of how many advisors the Minister will need, cough up.:D


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    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    Yay .. they're gonna start censoring all the ****e that we speak! Hooray! China here we come!


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    mang87
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,020 ✭✭✭mang87


    Thank god for this. I really feel safe now. The internet can be such a dangerous place.


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    Kensington
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,683 ✭✭✭Kensington


    Only in Ireland, eh. I'd love to know what exactly this guy has to do all day as part of his job...


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,489 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    mang87 wrote: »
    Thank god for this. I really feel safe now. The internet can be such a dangerous place.

    Perhaps the first suggestion will be for everyone to have Eircom';s Internet Security setup on there PC otherwise they are not allowed use the Internet :rolleyes:


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    rahtkennades
    Registered Users Posts: 615 ✭✭✭rahtkennades


    I'm sure part of his remit will be to oversee the data retention activities as a result of this EU directive jobby that the government are about to apply.:mad:


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    CuLT
    Subscribers Posts: 9,716 ✭✭✭CuLT


    Finally someone to patrol the dark, cold Information Superhighway so that I don't have to fear being mugged by eb4y.ru or getting nearly killed by old ladies who shouldn't be allowed hold a European Computer Driving License.


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    CrazyRabbit
    Registered Users Posts: 8,659 ✭✭✭CrazyRabbit


    Before trying to make the internet safe, they should try getting it to work properly in Ireland first. Do we have any decent ISP's in Ireland? Yeah.....I didn't think so.


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