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

["Paul Ferguson" <fergdawg () netzero net>]

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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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