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Re: Deleting Online Predators Act
From: Rodney Petersen <rpetersen () EDUCAUSE EDU>
Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2006 14:22:35 -0600
This bill (Deleting Online Predators Act) proposes to amend the section of the Communications Act of 1934 that pertains to universal service. Therefore, it would only apply to k-12 schools or public libraries that are recipients of universal service funds (USF). (The link below incorrectly states that the bill would apply to anyone who is a "receipient of federal funding".) Note that DOPA proposes to amend existing legislation that already requires USF recipients to enforce "a policy of Internet safety for minors that includes monitoring the online activities of minors and the operation of a technology protection measure with respect to any of its computers with Internet access that protects against access through such computers to visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography; or harmful to minors". Therefore, DOPA, if passed, would have little or no impact upon a typical college or university. We have been monitoring the legislation, and I have attended some of the hearings because the issues present broader concerns with respect to unnecessary controls over Internet content. Please let me know if you have any further questions. -Rodney -------------------------------------------------- Rodney J. Petersen Policy Analyst & Security Task Force Coordinator EDUCAUSE 1150 18th Street, N.W., Suite 1010 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 331-5368 / (202) 872-4200 (202) 872-4318 (FAX) EDUCAUSE/Internet2 Security Task Force www.educause.edu/security -------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Clyde Hoadley [mailto:hoadleyc () MSCD EDU] Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 3:06 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] Deleting Online Predators Act Is the Educasue community aware of this? It has made it through the House and has been sent to the Senate. I think this legislation is very misguided. Has Educause put out any kind of position paper or advisory ref. this? I suspect this will have a significant adverse impact on our institution, our shared campus Library, and other community colleges. Deleting Online Predators Act http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c109:H.R.+5319: Discussion: MySpace and Deleting Online Predators Act http://www.danah.org/papers/MySpaceDOPA.html --- Clyde Hoadley Security & Disaster Recovery Coordinator Department of Information Technology Metropolitan State College of Denver
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