Re: Idiocy Alert: U.S. Senators Call for Universal Internet Content Filter ing

[Jordan Wiens <numatrix () ufl edu>]

I believe you mean a corroboration, not a collaboration, right?

http://www.networkcomputing.com/blog/dailyblog/archives/2007/07/ 
p2p_a_national.html;

Including links to video if you want to see it yourself.

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Jordan Wiens, CISSP
UF Network Security Engineer
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On Jul 26, 2007, at 4:10 AM, Paul Ferguson wrote:

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> Once again, members of the U.S. Congress either (a) display their
> complete ignorance of the Internet mechanics (not necessarily a
> stretch of the imagination, considering Ted Stevens is involved), or
> (b) proffer this idiocy as a guise for being misguided by the
> entertainment industry in their quest to lock down & hold for
> ransom all media content.
>
> Caveat: I'm also looking for a collaboration on this story, given that
> I am unaware of the source being reputable. It's quite possible that
> it is as reliable as, say, The Onion. :-)
>
> Although, it is a statement unto itself that I have to caveat this
> in this fashion. :-)
>
> Via Press Esc.
>
> [snip]
>
> US senators today made a bipartisan call for the universal  
> implementation
> of filtering and monitoring technologies on the Internet in order to
> protect children at the end of a Senate hearing for which civil  
> liberties
> groups were not invited.
>
> Commerce Committee Chairman Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) and Senate
> Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Vice Chairman Ted  
> Stevens
> (R-Alaska) both argued that Internet was a dangerous place where  
> parents
> alone will not be able to protect their children.
>
> “While filtering and monitoring technologies help parents to screen  
> out
> offensive content and to monitor their child’s online activities,  
> the use
> of these technologies is far from universal and may not be fool- 
> proof in
> keeping kids away from adult material," Sen. Inouye said. “In that
> context, we must evaluate our current efforts to combat child  
> pornography
> and consider what further measures may be needed to stop the spread  
> of such
> illegal material over high-speed broadband connections."
>
> [snip]
>
> More:
> http://pressesc.com/news/78225072007/us-senators-call-universal- 
> internet-fi
> ltering
>
> - - ferg
>
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