Don't Ask, Don't Tell: Why Internet Safety Policy is Cracked
The article is a good overview of why the government's $84million porn filter was a half-baked idea even before it was publicised as 'crackable', but it's the comments that really fascinate me. A lot of people who work in the net security arena have measured input as to why its not technologically feasible to have a filter that works 100%, teens add their point of view as to what is really important to address about kids online, and parents contribute the struggles and their own layered methods of internet security. It's thoughtful, interesting, and ties very nicely into the stuff that danah boyd's panel brought up (see post 3 down). Media interest and government scrutiny needs to turn to other areas in order to bring about real useful change, rather than using scare campaigns to frighten people about technology and drive parents further away from communicating with their kids over these issues.
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