Aussie Gov't Decides ISPs Aren't Responsible For Infected Computers

c0lo writes "In a sudden outburst of common sense, the Australian senate decided that it is not the government's responsibility to force ISPs to disconnect infected computers from the Internet. Peter Coroneos, chief of the Internet Industry Association, used a car analogy that actually makes sense: 'It would be like forcing car manufacturers to take responsibility for bad drivers.'"

another better analogy

[phayes]

'It would be like forcing car manufacturers to take responsibility for bad drivers.'"

No. It would be like forcing toll road operators to refuse access to cars that are actively spraying oil all over the road surface that have been causing accidents.

Re:What....

[beav007]

The response from the general Australian public: "who are you, and what have you done with our politicians?"

Re:another better analogy

[stms]

I don't understand can someone use a computer analogy to explain this instead of a car analogy.

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Gentlemen, start your analogies!

[noidentity]

It would be more like a robot enter your vehicle through its wide-open windows, jacking into the electric system, manufacturing more robots out of the car material, then sending more robots out to enter other cars with open windows.

Re:Backing off inappropriately

[lilo_booter]

Yeah, people who spout out car analogies are like bad drivers with broken wing mirrors.