IP: Don't You Just Love It :-)

[Dave Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

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From: Netsurfer Digest Vol 02# 05
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WHITE HOUSE ACCIDENTALLY BLOCKED BY SURFWATCH


     In case you haven't heard, SurfWatch makes software that prevents
     access to objectionable sites, used primarily by parents to shield
     their kids from reality, leading the offspring to enter politics when
     they grow up. In any event, one of the pages on Socks the cat's
     virtual tour of the White House contains the word "couples" (as in
     Bill and Hillary, Al and Tipper). This subversive phrase was deemed
     too shocking for underage eyes, leading to the blocking of the entire
     White House site. Saner heads eventually prevailed, once the White
     House webmaster complained. Is this comedy or tragedy? Despite the
     absurdity, kudos to SurfWatch, which is, in the greater scheme of
     things, part of the solution rather than the problem.
     <URL:http://www.surfwatch.com/>
     <URL:http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/kids/html/couples.html>