tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304904100064764097.post6806264047809511330..comments2016-08-11T23:06:39.925-04:00Comments on Ms. Hegna's Storyroom: Internet Filters and Online SafetyMs. Hegnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08715563421104220380noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304904100064764097.post-37126510273265772732007-09-05T12:05:00.000-04:002007-09-05T12:05:00.000-04:00Focusing upon only the technical issues (the other...Focusing upon only the technical issues (the other is a critical, but separate issue): filters do perform a vital function of denying inadvertent or casual encounters. Education is a critical and absent factor as well. I doubt, for at least a few years, someone younger than 16 years will know enough to bypass any filter; which is an age group that filters should not target to protect. And, lastly, the folly/largess of government IT spending: $84 million for development would translate 1/1000 of spending in the private sector.<BR/><BR/>DadOAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5304904100064764097.post-81832717301699811002007-09-04T21:36:00.000-04:002007-09-04T21:36:00.000-04:00Ha! That's really something. Like you said, the ...Ha! That's really something. Like you said, the problem is that kids are a lot smarter than we give them credit for. And as this particularly ingenious 16 year old said, we should be focusing on the bigger issues like privacy, cyber bullying, etc. <BR/><BR/>The problem as you said is that many are expecting the librarians to babysit the kids. I remember one particular story from my hometown when a woman dropped her young child (somewhere between 4-6 years old) off at the library with a note telling the librarian that if there were any problems to call her (the mom) at work. I know that's getting away from the issue of filtering, but the point is that we can't be all things to all people whether it is a parent who makes sure that their child doesn't look at porn on the internet or a babysitter.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04844987666127396363noreply@blogger.com