Jen Hamilton said:
> I suppose a better question is,'Have any English classes in American High
> Schools NOT included a book on Gay and Lesbian issues in their required
> reading classes?'
I'm not quite sure what that is supposed to prove. I don't remember having
to read any books about Wicans for example but I sure don't see a problem
having them in the school or public library.
> I think these arguments are true for old, software-based filtering
> technology that the industry is familiar with. However, over the past six
> years technology has developed to include filtering that is
> URL-specific. URL-specific technology allows the freedom of choice. If a
> site about breast cancer has been blocked, the ability to find that URL
> within the software (or add it) and un-block it is the type of technology
> I'm talking about. This is the type of filtering technology that takes the
> control away from the software company, and gives it back to the librarian
> and school board.
People are inheritently lazy and will not do anything they don't have to.
Therefore an "opt-out" scheme will never be used. Also, think about the case
of a GLBT teenager who was looking for resources to find them blocked. Now
what is she to do? Go ask a librarian to unblock it? What if it's a small
town and she doesn't feel comfortable outing herself by requesting access to
a web site.
I wonder, how would some of these programs determine that an image is
objectionable.
I can see it now, web pages will be encrypted with a little javascript
decoder built in.
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Kathryn Hogg
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