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IP: one library offers smartcard filtering as a service
From: David Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>
Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 14:46:40 -0400
X-Sender: mom () mail netmom com Date: Fri, 17 Sep 1999 10:59:14 -0400 To: farber () cis upenn edu From: Jean Armour Polly <mom () netmom com> Subject: one library offers smartcard filtering as a service Dear Dave-- IPers may want to know about the Englewood Public Library, near Denver. Since April they have offered a Smartcard system and require that anyone under 18 have a parent encode a smartcard so that the minor can access the Internet. The parent can encode it for any of the following (quoted from their own web site) 1."Full" Internet Access - This level is unfiltered and unrestricted. It is for adults over age 18 or for those under age 18 whose parents so designate. While this level provides full, open access to the Internet, Web sites containing graphic nudity are not to be viewed in the presence of children. Furthermore, viewing of obscene sites is not permitted. Accessing such sites via the Library's computers may result in the loss of an individual patron's Internet privileges. 2."Filtered" Internet Access - This level is filtered to eliminate the majority of obscene and pornographic web sites, keeping in mind that no software filter is totally effective. It is for those adults over age 18 or those under 18 whose parents so designate. If a user feels that a particular site is inappropriately blocked, he/she may request Library Staff to unblock said site. At that time, Library Staff will, within reasonable time and workload limits, examine the site in question and make the determination if that site should remain blocked or be unblocked according to Library policy. 3."Restricted" Internet Access - This level provides a limited access to 5,000+"safe harbor" web sites and is primarily aimed at patrons age 14 and under. Here, children and young adults can safely search a wide variety of designated subjects but are unable to "surf" out to other, non-specified Web sites. Within the next three months, this level will be expanded to 15,000+ sites. Read more about it and its developers here http://www.ci.englewood.co.us/lib/smartcard.htm / Those wanting more info on the system might contact Englewood's Director, Hank Long hlong () ci englewood co us Jean Armour Polly Author, The Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages Coming in October-- the 4th edition! http://www.netmom.com/ Net-mom is a Registered Service Mark of Jean Armour Polly. "Search engines are science, but directories are art."
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