Seth Finkelstein writes “
On August 15, 2003, [National Telecommunications and Information
Administration] released a report pursuant to section 1703 of the
Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)… evaluating the
effectiveness of technology protection measures and safety policies
used by educational institutions. The Act requested NTIA to evaluate
whether the currently available Internet blocking or filtering
technology protection measures and Internet safety policies adequately
address the needs of educational institutions. CIPA also invited
NTIA’s recommendations to Congress on how to foster the development of
technology protection measures that meet these needs. NTIA’s report
concludes that the currently available technology measures have the
capacity to meet most of the needs and concerns of educational
institutions and makes the following recommendations: 1) technology
vendors should offer training services to educational institutions on
specific features of their products; and 2) expand CIPA’s definition
of “technology protection measures” to include additional technologies
in order to encompass a wider array of technological measures to
protect children from inappropriate content.
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