THE web developer whose code was modified to remove references to internet filtering on a government website has asked for it to be taken down.

"I would appreciate it if you could remove my Javascript Tag Cloud from your website," said developer and blogger Aleks Bochniak in a letter to the office of Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.

"I do not want in any way to be associated with yourself, your office or your policies."

Mr Bochniak is the original author of a script on Senator Conroy's official website that was modified to remove mention of the words "ISP Filtering".

The script first came to light last week. Since then, details of who wrote it, who modified it and when it was modified have been removed from the site.

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Mr Bochniak publishes a web development tutorial blog from which he says the script was originally taken.

"This is one usage of my code which I would have appreciated them asking my permission, because if I had known the final outcome I would not have let them," he said.

Senator Conroy's office has not said whether it intends to take the code down.

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Dear Minister Conroy — http://aleks.bochniak.net/postbox/general/dear-min...