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PICS: Internet Access Controls Without Censorship

Page history last edited by Riela Isabel Antonio 15 years, 1 month ago

 

Chapter: PICS: Internet Access Controls Without Censorship

Quote:

PICS-compatible software can implement selective blocking in various ways. One possibility is to build it into the browser on each computer, as announced by Microsoft and Netscape. A second method – one used in products such as CyberPatrol and SurfWatch – is to perform this operation as part of each computer’s network protocol stack. A third possibility is to perform the operation somewhere in the network, for example at a proxy server used in a combination with a firewall. Each alternative affects efficiency, ease of use, and security. For example, a browser could include nice interface features such as graying out blocked links., but it would be fairly easy for a child to install a different browser and bypass the selective blocking. The network implementation may be the most secure, but could create a performance bottleneck if not implemented carefully.

What I expect to learn:

To have an idea what PICS means

Review:

So why is it so important to protect online users from all the possible content they can have access in their own little browsers?

It is not about the websites because the more the merrier but it is about the content of those websites that often times, can be scary for a responsible adult to think about especially when they have the responsibility of taking care of a kid. It is tragic to realize that the more the internet becomes more beneficial, it becomes more and more dangerous to particular users.

I know it is a bit of a paranoia for parents, that having connection will serve their children with contents they are not supposed to see but one thing I’m sure of is that there are options they can use to protect their family.

What I learned:

·         Definition of PICS

·         The labelling vocabulary

·         Granularity

·         Creation of labels

·         Coverage

·         Revenue generation

·         Collaborative labelling

·         Online journals

·         Labelling vocabularies

·         Privacy vocabularies

·         Reputation vocabularies

Integrative Questions:

1.    What is PICS?

2.    What are the specifications of PICS?

3.    How do you make the internet better?

4.    What is flexible blocking?

5.    Identify ways to do flexible blocking.

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