New York (NY) - A panel concluded earlier this week that no single technology employed to assist parents against unwanted Internet contact with their kids, including adult content and individuals, is viable. Kids still need their parents.


The Harvard-led, year long Internet Safety Technical Task Force dismissed several current technologies, including age-verification techniques. While the panel does admit technology can be an important component in the effort to protect minors online, the roles of parents, teachers, mentors, social services, law enforcement and the minors themselves are all crucial to ensure their safety.

See the AP Digital article reprinted on Mercury News.

Money spent to prove the obvious...

Jan 14, 2009 08:54     

Why is it that parent nowadays keep trying to find someone else to raise their kids?? If you don't want to responsibility, don't have have kids. If you do have kids, go find out how rewarding it is to actually know your kids.
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Re: Money spent to prove the obvious...

Jan 14, 2009 11:35     

I absolutely agree
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really?

Jan 14, 2009 12:13     

Someone was paid to come to this conclusion?
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What's wrong with this world?

Jan 14, 2009 22:38     

Our ancestors were illiterate, yet they raised healthy children the best their environment allowed. We are supposed to be educated and civilized, yet need people working full time to come to this conclusion? And this is called progress?
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