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Smart phone Apps to be Censored

by moveforward on August 18, 2010

The mobile phone industry is the newest area that shall be covered under the forthcoming Internet and video game censorship policy. A major loophole in the policy was discovered as thousands of smart phone games and application were being sold and distributed without the mandatory classification check under the National Classification Scheme.

Under the Classification Act of 1995, computer games requiring registration does not exclude those used or played on mobile phones. It is a legal requisite that all films, computer games and some publications undergo classification before sale and distribution. Apparently, applications sold for smart phones were never registered for use since they were introduced to the Australian market. As a result, the proliferation of the industry, with giants such as Nokia, Apple and other tech giants went on without guidance for users and parents. [click to continue…]

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