Re: virus: Re: Expressway to their skulls
the great tinkerer (gr8tinkerer@hotmail.com)
Fri, 29 Jan 1999 04:21:09 PST
and she spake and my attention turned...
<<Has anyone discussed the
proposal that schools be furnished with this new, (fac*cough*ist*)
kiddie-safe software on this list yet?>>
i wrote my current issues final paper on that topic in fact!
i (looking for an argument that was agreeable, part of course was 
solving issues...) wrote that: "The best way to protect a child on the 
Internet is through parental supervision and not unconstitutional 
legislation."  my argument was for making software internet filters a 
standard on all pc's, i outlined how the filterring system would be 
structured and how filter was indeed the best solution.
my paper contained such beautiful statements as:
"Any bill with the goal to protect children on the Internet would have 
to protect the freedom of speech, be technologically and rationally 
feasible, not affect the rapid growth of the Internet, and not limit the 
educational value of the Internet."  
of course i showed how internet filters met all this criterea
 ;-)
"There are several options: prohibitions on publishing on the net, 
rating systems for web sites, kids-only or child protected service 
providers, segregating sites containing adult content, and filtering 
systems."
and
"Internet censorship bills such as the CDA will fail.  Because Internet 
content can be published from anywhere, it is impossible to regulate 
data on servers that are located overseas.   'Preventing prohibited 
content from entering into the U.S. is as futile as a ban on Canadian 
Thunderclouds.'"
~the great tinkerer
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