Internet Filtering

10 Things to Consider Before Giving an iPhone to Your Kids

Suren Ramasubbu | Posted 11.26.2009 | Technology


Suren Ramasubbu

You don't have to be an expert at using these devices to make them safe for your kids.

Internet Filtering Software Makers Held to Higher Standard on Sharing User Data

Suren Ramasubbu | Posted 11.16.2009 | Media


Suren Ramasubbu

As a society, we are more sensitive to anyone collecting anonymous information about our children, especially if it is used for marketing purposes, than we are to collecting anonymous information about ourselves.

Why China's Green Dam Proposal Endangers American Technology and Human Rights

Gary Shapiro | Posted 07.24.2009 | World


Gary Shapiro

When any government demands control of its citizens' computers, the world must take note. I urge the technology community to tell Beijing that control through mandatory software is unacceptable.

Geolocation Filtering: How to Alienate Business Customers Without Really Trying

Jillian York | Posted 04.03.2009 | Media


Jillian York

Just as DVD region codes limit viewing to a geographic area, the geofiltering of web-based videos and other sites limits viewers from outside of a particular region from accessing them.

Ridding the Internet of Child Porn: Filtering Isn't the Answer

Jillian York | Posted 03.09.2009 | Media


Jillian York

Wikileaks recently posted the filtering lists of Denmark and Finland, effectively publicizing a slew of child pornography sites.

I'm a Writer, Not a Child Pornographer

Twanna A. Hines | Posted 01.31.2009 | Media


Twanna A. Hines

I heard Facebook removed a picture of a breastfeeding woman, and Craigslist tightened the reins on their erotic services section. However, I wasn't overly-concerned with electronic censorship -- until it directly affected me.

Internet Censorship, Filtering Rife By Governments, Experts Say

CNN | Mike Steere | Posted 09.21.2008 | Media


Believe the conspiracy theories: Out of sight and without your knowledge, governments truly are filtering what you see on the Internet. The recent co...