Lad Bypasses Gov’t Internet Filter December 19, 2007
Posted by Steve in Information, Technotrivia.Tags: internetfilter, tomwoods
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I was listening to an EdTechTalk interview that involved one Tom Woods. Tom was the lad that allegedly hacked the Australian Federal Government’s Internet Filter software. According to Tom, he did
not actually hack into the system at code level. He used different techniques to try to bypass the filter which he successfully accomplished. The media blew the event out of proportion. Tom and his peers developed different strategies for bypassing the internet filters used at their school. Tom basically used the same strategies to humble an umpteem million dollar project.
He has become rather famous throughout Australia. During the interview, Tom came across as a level headed 16 year old teenager. Others must have thought so as well. He made mention that a huge amount of media has been clamouring for his input. In addition, various government departments have invited him to join in evaluations / discussions of various aspects of the Internet. Not bad for a 16 year old.
Can a person make a difference? In this case, a 16 year old lad seems to be doing just that.
