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Submitted by ianduncan_qld on Wed, 20/05/2009 - 8:33am
What alternatives exist for the proposed internet filter?
some starting points:
Internet Industry Association's Guide for Internet Users:
http://www.iia.net.au/index.php/component/content/416.html?task=view
ABA's Cybersmart Kids Web Site:
http://www.cybersmartkids.com.au/
My suggestion would be that if the intention of this is to protect kids first and foremost then this is where the primary effort should be expended. Worry about daft adults later. Make the tools for a safe experience online for children available widely and cheaply, show parents how they can use them effectively, and make the online world something parents and kids can explore together.
It has no more or less dangers than the real world; you wouldn't let your kids wander around on their own in the barrios of Rio any more than you would let them drift around the net solo.
