It points out that TalkTalk has a blocking system which is provided by Huawei (which has been described by the American intelligence community as "A threat to their national security"!) and which is not only set to block pornography, but also dating sites, those that talk too much about drugs, alcohol or tobacco, gambling, games, suicide and self-harm and weapons and violence.
So what is likely to happen is that, to access any of these, if Cameron gets his way, we would have to untick boxes, creating a record that "Graham wants to look at websites that have this material on them".
The effect of this is that it would create a "Porn Viewers Register" (a bit like the sex-offenders register!) where the names and IP addresses of those who choose to opt out is stored.
The problem is that a) this would be not only be held by the government but also a private company and b) if this list was compromised, the list of "People who want to access porn" could be splashed across the internet!
Imagine (as has happened on more than a few occasions) this data being stored (unencrypted, of course) on a laptop or memory stick which is then stolen or left on a train and some unscrupulous individuals decide to upload it to the web. Want to know if your neighbour or your boss (or MP!) has ticked the box saying "I want to look at the porn"? Well you can now...
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