From: secedu@all.net
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Organization: Information Security Educators Mailing List
Subject: Information Security Educators Mailing List 1999-05-26
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Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 06:05:25 -0400
From: Mich Kabay <mkabay@compuserve.com>
Subject: Net censorship info

ICSA PROJECT(S):  INFOSECED, POSTING

Dear <student>:

Andrew Briney of the Information Security Magazine forwarded your
message to me:

>From: <student>
To: abriney@icsa.net
Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 13:30:06 GMT

Hello I am a university student from Australia studying Internet
protection for access to child pornography.  I was wondering if your
magazine has published an article in relation to this topic before; if
not would you be able to direct me to any material which would be
useful to me? I would be grateful for any help no matter how small.<

Visit the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) site at
<http://aclu.org> and in particular their Free Speech page at
<http://aclu.org/issues/freespeech/hmfs.html> for many links to
resources about censorship, including several briefing papers on the
fundamentals of U.S. constitutional protection of speech.

On


<http://www.icsa.net/services/consortia/sift/consortium_membership.shtm
l> there are several links about the  Secure Internet Filtering
Consortium (SIFT).

Visit <http://www.icsa.net/services/consortia/sift/> for a White Paper
describing Internet filtering products and for the minutes of several
meetings of SIFT.

On <http://www.icsa.net/services/consortia/sift/ten_ques.shtml>, Peter
Tippett has written "Ten Questions Parents Should Ask" that will help
improve communications between parents and their children as they use
the Internet.

On <http://www.icsa.net/news/press_room/consortia_pr.shtml> there are
links to several press releases about SIFT.

You will want to visit the sites of the companies providing Net
filtering software.  Companies involved are listed on
<http://www.icsa.net/services/consortia/sift/siftmem.shtml>.

Visit the following sites for detailed information on the legal
battles involving censorship of Internet access:

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC):  <http://www.epic.org>. =

In particular, see <http://www.epic.org/free_speech/> for several
reports of interest.

For information about the Blue Ribbon Campaign against Net Censorship,
see the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) at <http:<//www.eff.org>
and in particular, <http://www.eff.org/blueribbon.html>.

Declan McCullough has been writing on Net censorship for several
years; see his site at <http://www.y2kculture.com/politech/> to
subscribe to his PoliTech mailing list (still using the prefix FC: on
his messages because it used to be called "Fight Censorship").

The WIRED Magazine site <http://www.wired.com> produced 196 hits when
I searched on "censorship".

Another technology used in helping parents keep track of their
children's activities is logging.  =


Finally, here's a list of recent articles of interest drawn from the
Computer Select Database (a superb subscription service available from
The Gale Group
<http://www.informationaccess.com/biznet/cswbcd_h.htm>).  This list is
drawn from the April CD.

Computer Select, April 1999  : Titles
Articles From Computer Periodicals

     1. Speaking Freely, or Not PC Magazine: Mar 23, 1999

     2. Rep. Franks Changes Language In Internet Filtering Bill
03/02/99.       Newsbytes PM: Mar 2, 1999

     3. 15 years of the unexpected      PC Week: Mar 1, 1999

     4. ****47 Congress Members Urge DoJ To Run With COPA 02/22/99.
Newsbytes PM: Feb 22, 1999

     5. IT is connected to people, not routers and servers      Computing=

Canada: Feb 19, 1999

     6. Court rules against cyber censorship.   Network World: Feb 8,
1999

     7. ****ACLU Launches Campaign Against Net Filtering 02/03/99.
Newsbytes PM: Feb 3, 1999

     8. U.S. Judge blocks Child Online Protection Act; citing the 1st
Amendment, but also his own misgivings, het sets the stage for a
drawn-out legal battle  Los Angeles Times: Feb 2, 1999

     9. ****Judge Halts Child Protection Act - Update 02/01/99.
Newsbytes: Feb 2, 1999

    10. ****Appeals Court Upholds Online Child Porn Law 02/01/99.
Newsbytes: Feb 1, 1999

    11. Surfing in Safety.      Technology & Learning: Feb 1, 1999

    12. ****Child Online Protection Act Ruling Expected Monday
01/27/99.       Newsbytes: Jan 27, 1999

    13. Child's play; The Software Horizon      Forbes: Jan 25, 1999

    14. ACLU Witness Favors Supervision Over COPA 01/22/99.     Newsbytes=

PM: Jan 22, 1999

    15. Web decency hearing may alter landscape Los Angeles Times: Jan
21, 1999

    16. ****COPA Injunction Hearing Begins Tomorrow 01/19/99.
Newsbytes PM: Jan 19, 1999

    17. ****Congressmen Support DoJ On Child Online Protection
01/15/99.       Newsbytes PM: Jan 15, 1999

    18. Update - ACLU Files To Dismiss Filtering Lawsuit 01/13/99.
Newsbytes PM: Jan 13, 1999

    19. ****Livermore Filtering Lawsuit To Begin Today 01/11/99.
Newsbytes: Jan 11, 1999

    20. ****Center for Democracy Goes To Bat Against Son Of CDA
01/11/99.       Newsbytes: Jan 11, 1999

    21. CyberWay Introduces Filtered Net Service 01/03/99.      Newsbytes=
:
Jan 4, 1999

    22. The COPA Battle and the Future of Free Speech   Communications
of the ACM: Jan 1999

    23. Net porn law: help for kids, pain for business  PC World: Jan
1999

    24. The Floppies    PC/Computing: Jan 1999

    25. ****Congressional Online Agenda For '99 12/31/98.       Newsbytes=
:
Dec 31, 1998

    26. New Portal Player Set to Go     PC Week: Dec 7, 1998

    27. ****CDA II Hearing Delayed Until January 12/02/98.      Newsbytes=

PM: Dec 3, 1998

    28. CDA II Hearing Delayed Until January 12/02/98.  Newsbytes PM:
Dec 2, 1998

    29. Senate Y2K Worker Arrested For Online Child Porn 11/20/98.
Newsbytes: Nov 20, 1998

    30. CDA II Blocked In Temporary Restraining Order 11/19/98.
Newsbytes PM: Nov 19, 1998

    31. ****CDA II Lawsuit Begins Thursday 11/17/98.    Newsbytes: Nov
17, 1998

    32. '98 Legislative Scorecard       Internet World: Nov 9, 1998

    33. ****FBI Expands Child Pornography Efforts 11/09/98.     Newsbytes=
:
Nov 9, 1998

    34. Internet Censorship is Both a Menace and a Nuisance     Technolog=
y
& Learning: Nov 1998

    35. Internet Is No Place For Kids.  InternetWeek: Oct 26, 1998

    36. Kid-proof Net porn challenged.  San Jose Mercury News: Oct 23,
1998

    37. Omnibus Bill Invites Lawsuits, Kills Gambling 10/22/98.
Newsbytes: Oct 22, 1998

    38. ****Omnibus Bill Invites Lawsuits, Kills Gambling - Correct
10/22/98.       Newsbytes PM: Oct 22, 1998

    39. ****Tax Freedom Act, CDA II Sail Smoothly 10/15/98.     Newsbytes=

PM: Oct 15, 1998

    40. ****McCain Filtering Amendment May Disappear 10/15/98.
Newsbytes PM: Oct 15, 1998

    41. It's e-comm vs. the law.        Network World: Oct 12, 1998

    42. ****Graham Derails Tax Freedom Action 10/07/98. Newsbytes: Oct
8, 1998

    43. ****Senate Passes Tax Freedom Act 10/08/98.     Newsbytes PM: Oct=

8, 1998

    44. CDA II Attached to Tax Freedom Bill 10/07/98.   Newsbytes: Oct
7, 1998

    45. ****House Receives Decency Act - Senate May Kill It 10/06/98.
Newsbytes: Oct 6, 1998

    46. ****House Receives Decency Act - Senate May Kill It - Update
10/06/98.       Newsbytes PM: Oct 6, 1998

    47. "BUT ISN'T KEEPING UP WITH CURRENT EVENTS PART OF MY JOB?"
Network World: Oct 5, 1998

    48. The family in-box.      Forbes: Sep 21, 1998

    49. Congress Eats Its Cake As Internet Takes A Hit  InternetWeek:
Sep 21, 1998

    50. Got milk? Got books? Got a clue?        Fortune: Sep 7, 1998

    51. It's Fun, It's Flashy--But Can a Kid Site Make Money    Internet
World: Sep 1998

    52. Canada's Internet community watching the CRTC   Computing
Canada: Aug 24, 1998

    53. Parent group says censorship is the Internet's best friend
Computing Canada: Aug 24, 1998

    54. Porn spawns misguided bill      Computing Canada: Aug 24, 1998

    55. Teaching parents how to protect children on line.       The New
York
Times: Aug 20, 1998

    56. Uneasy partners Computerworld: Aug 17, 1998

    57. Proposed Internet bill product of naive mind: Critic    Computing=

Canada: Aug 17, 1998

    58. Decent Exposure PC Magazine: Aug 15, 1998

    59. Senate Oks Limits on Speech, Gambling   Internet World: Jul 27,
1998

    60. ****Senate Approves Internet Filters, Son Of CDA.       Newsbytes=
:
Jul 22, 1998

    61. ****Online Live Sex Site Can't Keep Up The Hoax.        Newsbytes=
:
Jul 22, 1998

    62. Could well-meaning legislation wipe out your right to hack?
InfoWorld: Jul 13, 1998

    63. Legal loose ends fluster netizens, and Sony's Vaio leaves us
dizzy.  InfoWorld: Jul 13, 1998

    64. 4 forces that will shape the Internet   Fortune: Jul 6, 1998

    65. Technology News From Around the World.  Computer Life: Jul 1998

    66. A spam-hating man with a spam-stamping plan     Computerworld: Ju=
n
22, 1998

    67. Web-Based Trouble In River City PC Week: Jun 15, 1998

    68. Kids' Sites See Growth Despite Privacy Furor.   Internet World:
Jun 8, 1998

    69. The soul of silicon.    Forbes: Jun 1, 1998

    70. Surfin' Annette Makes the Web a Safer Place for Children to
Browse  Computer Shopper: Jun 1998

    71. Efforts to control the Net abuse liberty.       San Jose Mercury
News: May 29, 1998

    72. Call off the watchdogs at work  Computing Canada: May 11, 1998

    73. The secret world of monitoring software Computing Canada: May
4, 1998

    74. News Digest.    Interactive Content: May 1998


Best wishes,

Mich

M. E. Kabay, PhD, CISSP
Director of Education
ICSA Inc. -- Vermont
<http://www.icsa.net>
255 Flood Road
Barre, VT 05641-4060
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