No-one’s talking about the asifa booklet here, and in any event it barely if at all mentioned OTD rate, instead it goes on about the real risks to all of us. You can find it by searching for KinusBrochure.pdf – have a good read. I or you may not agree with all it actually says, but please don’t distort the argument. (Find a copy of the later Flatbush or European version if you want a more moderate view that still advocates filters as the only way to use the ‘net).
Some are trying to avoid the filter solution by exaggerating the argument and pretend it’s about reducing OTD rates – that’s a straw man, and appears to be an effort at hiding the true undeniable risks of full Internet exposure.
> I haven’t spoken to a single person who has had a happy experience with a filter.
You either have very few acquaintances, don’t speak much, have incredibly unlikely friends, or are lying. Either way, that’s patent nonsense, unless you have a very narrow definition of “happy”.
> if you are using a computer for business purposes waiting for tag or a competent technician to come fix things is not an option.
1. TAG or a competent technician can advise you how to set up and choose a filter in a business environment. Your typical “IT pro” may recommend K9 for a business environment, for instace which is usually a bad idea. As a example, OpenDNS can be configured on the router and the chances of it affecting anything are next to nill. (And don’t tell me it’s not an effective filter, unless you know how to set it up properly).
2. TAG, for instance offer an amazingly quick turnaround time (often within an hour) for their clients in unblocking miscategorised sites and addressing compatibility issues etc. – better than most paid technical support services. Your arguments remain nonsense.
My business and job relies on using the internet every minute of the day, accessing a massive array of sites and internet services. I have never had my filter interfere with my work, much less had to fix anything.
Filters aren’t a perfect solution and I won’t state they won’t ever limit you from legitimate business, nor will I say the will definitely never cause issues (that would be as false as saying “no-one’s had a happy experience with a filter”), but so do seat belts on a car, or any of the syog latorah.
3. Anyway, this all avoids the crux of the argument: if your business relies on viewing grossly unsuitable material, do you think there is a Rov in the world who would agree you should operate that business? If not, then is just a question of how big the risk it, and your awareness of that risk.
That access to the complete internet is a problem waiting to happen is self-evident, it doesn’t need me, or an asifa to convince a worldy person of that. If you have another solution besides filters let us know. If your only answer is “self control”, I have a cheap river-crossing to sell you.