Communication Studies A100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Computer And Network Surveillance, Usenet, American Civil Liberties Union
28 Dec 2020
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Why is blocking better than not blocking objectionable material on library. The problem of people complaining about not having access can be. But the problem of minors accessing stuff they"re not supposed to is irreversible. Most of the newsgroups are filled with spam and porn and stuff. Java can download applets that can screw with your computer. Javascript can do a lot of freaky stuff to your browser. How does the author compare the internet restriction to book and magazine. Allowing unrestricted internet access is like allowing everyone, even restrictions? children, access to every book or magazine in the world. Ex: hustler magazine would have to be open for kids to look at and read. The supreme court said that the internet should not be censored by the government. Know the main problems with blocking software. It can block things based on words, which filters out stuff you didn"t want it to filter out.
