Posts Tagged ‘filtering’

IL2009: Trying Not to Filter: Internet Filtering Technologies Update

Tuesday morning I headed to a presentation in the Internet @ Schools West track given by Sarah Houghton-Jan on Internet filtering.
Some of the key points from this session:

Filters do not work because the current definition of obscenity does not work on the Internet.
Accuracy of filters is still an issue–in both directions–filters both over block some [...]

Bill to Ban Facebook in Libraries

When I was about 8-years-old I was walking home from my bus stop after school and a car stopped beside me. A man opened the door and offered me candy. In my mind I knew better, but like a typical kid I wanted the candy and walked towards the car. As I approached the car [...]

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