[LINK] COPPA & filters

[David Goldstein]

Hi all

A few stories on the COPPA hearings currently underway and filters
that could be of interest.

Cheers
David

What's the Worst &*#% Filter? (Wired) 21Sep
 http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,38910,00.html
Frustrated by "censorware" that won't let you find information about,
say, sextuplets or Middlesex, England? The Digital Freedom Network is
holding a Foil the Filters contest.

Online Porn Panel Nears Consensus On Education, Enforcement
(Washtech.com-USA) 20Sep
 http://www.washtech.com/news/regulation/3742-1.html
After two days of sometimes contentious negotiations, the
congressionally appointed commission charged with recommending ways
to protect children from "harmful" material on the Internet is
nearing consensus on several proposals.

Also see Anti-smut commission readies report to Congress (CNN) 20Sep

http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/09/20/protecting.kids.online.ap/index.html

'Strategic Prosecutions' Eyed against Net Porn (APBnews.com) 20Sep
 http://www.apbnews.com/newscenter/breakingnews/2000/09/20/kidsonline0920_01.html

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