http://www.huggin.net/blog/2003/08/20/cipa/ Mon, 13 Oct 2008 19:58:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.huggin.net/blog/2003/08/20/cipa/#comment-2 Beth Sat, 23 Aug 2003 03:16:19 +0000 http://www.huggin.net/blog/?p=4#comment-2 I agree with your comments on CIPA, and I'd like to add some. The InfoPeople project <a href="http://www.infopeople.org/howto/filtering/">did a filtering comparison</a> which showed that filters vary in usability, effectiveness, etc. My biggest gripe about the filters, is I think it forces libraries to buy an ineffective product, and provides an empty promise to citizens: we have filters, therefore your kids are safe alone at the library. I can't even begin to address everything that's wrong with that! Having been a little pseudo-hacker myself in my younger years, installing filters just sets up a challenge. Where before patrons might not have accessed porn because they were busy entering contests & playing Runescape, now there's a challenge: get around the filter. And it's extremely easy to do, check out the useful instructions at <a href="http://www.peacefire.org/">PeaceFire</a>. It's another case of politics being overtaken by cynical individuals who are easily influenced by a few weathly contributors and make legislation without really understanding the details of the problem. I agree with your comments on CIPA, and I’d like to add some. The InfoPeople project did a filtering comparison which showed that filters vary in usability, effectiveness, etc. My biggest gripe about the filters, is I think it forces libraries to buy an ineffective product, and provides an empty promise to citizens: we have filters, therefore your kids are safe alone at the library. I can’t even begin to address everything that’s wrong with that! Having been a little pseudo-hacker myself in my younger years, installing filters just sets up a challenge. Where before patrons might not have accessed porn because they were busy entering contests & playing Runescape, now there’s a challenge: get around the filter. And it’s extremely easy to do, check out the useful instructions at PeaceFire. It’s another case of politics being overtaken by cynical individuals who are easily influenced by a few weathly contributors and make legislation without really understanding the details of the problem.

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