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Consumer Education
Youth Technology Summit: Net Nanny's public affairs director served as a mentor to teenagers who were asked by Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to offer recommendations on issues such as intellectual property, online content, privacy, and equal access to the Internet. The group presented its suggestions to the senator and 100+ attendees from the media and the corporate community on Sept. 1, 1999.
Development of "GetNetWise: You're One Click Away" Resource: With representatives from the major ISPs and OSPs, portals, tool companies (such as ours), and nonprofits such as the American Library Association, we are serving on the steering, content, media, and tools committees for an exciting new resource for parents, which puts Internet safety information and tools "one click away" on virtually every major access point on the Internet. Launched on July 29, 1999, it is designed for parents, educators, and law enforcement personnel who want to learn about protecting kids online but do not have an easy, all-in-one resource for this information.
"Internet and Your Child": Free, monthly Internet safety and computer basics classes taught to the public in the Seattle area (November, October, September, August, June, May, March, February 1999; November, August 1998). Developed by Seattle Vice Detective Leanne Shirey, who investigates Internet crime and child sexual exploitation, and other members of the AGORA (400+ computer security specialists, law enforcement officials, prosecutors, and government officials from Seattle and throughout the United States), this seven-hour hands-on course helps parents, teachers, and law enforcement personnel learn more about computers, the online environment, and ways to protect children. Net Nanny is an AGORA member, joint lecturer, and joint writer
of the class, which is being developed into a "train-the-trainer" class for law enforcement agencies across the United States. (See Law Enforcement Programs.)
Filtering Debate (Spring Internet World, April 1999): Net Nanny President Gordon Ross debated Bennett Haselton, founder of Peacefire, a teen anti-censorship group, on filtering and children's rights to access Internet content.
"Child Pornography and the Internet" (New York, April 1999): Participated on a panel sponsored by the New York Bar Association to discuss the conflicts associated with free speech rights and the protection of children online.
U.S. Congressional Internet Caucus Advisory Board (1999 Kick-off in Washington, D.C., March 1999): Net Nanny began its second year as a member of the growing group of industry, child advocacy, and civil liberty organizations that advise members of Congress on issues relating to the Internet. Net Nanny meets regularly with staff, works on national Internet education initiatives, and participates in Caucus events on such topics as privacy, content, and security.
Testimony for the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Hearing on Internet Pornography (Washington, D.C., March 1999): Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) reintroduced his bill (S.97, Child Internet Protection Act) requiring filtering in all schools and libraries that receive federal funds (e-rate) for Internet access. Net Nanny President Gordon Ross testified about the capabilities of filtering software and stressed the importance of a three-pronged approach to protecting children online -- technology, sufficient law enforcement funding, and consumer education.
Filtering Technology Meeting With American Library Association (Chicago, March 1999): Net Nanny joined 12 other filtering companies to discuss how filtering technology works and ways that it can be configured to co-exist peacefully with a library's mission of giving people access to online information while helping to protect children from inappropriate online content and conversations with strangers online. This meeting helped ALA come to terms with the importance of giving local libraries up-to-date information on the state of filtering technology and widening the choices available to libraries as they set Internet policies in their individual communities.
"America Links Up" Internet Fair and Safety Class (Bellevue, Wash., November 1998): Partnered with AT&T, Microsoft, Edmark, Headbone Interactive, the Washington Education Association, and the King County Library System to present a fun, interactive event for adults and kids to learn more about what the
online world has to offer and how to access it safely.
Parent / Child Expo (San Diego, October 1998): Sponsored a booth in the technology section of the mainstream trade show to teach attendees about how to safely access the Internet.
"America Links Up" National Internet Teach In (Washington, D.C., September 1998) (www.americalinksup.org): Financial sponsor, panel participant, and member of the steering, logistics, and media committees. This was a group endeavor of industry, nonprofits, law enforcement, and government to teach parents and kids how to be safe and productive online. After the launch, hundreds of local events continued to take place across the country at libraries, community centers, and schools using ALU curriculum delivered through the Web site.
"Parents Internet Education Event" (Baltimore, June 1998): We sponsored the P.I.E. seminars -- hands-on opportunities for parents to learn how to use the Internet and how to find out more about child safety online.
"The Internet and Our Children" (Seattle, May 1998): A free seminar for educators, law enforcement, and child advocacy groups co-sponsored with Microsoft to teach them about the issues and how to use the Internet safely and positively. Participants included Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), former congressman Rick White (R-Wash.), the ACLU, Headbone Interactive, CyberAngels, U.S. Customs, local law enforcement, Safeguarding Our Children- United Mothers, and the Kent School District technology department.
"Technology Conference for Journalism Educators" (San Francisco, April 1998): Luncheon keynote speaker at The Freedom Forum's annual conference for deans and professors from top journalism schools in the United States and abroad. Discussed how filtering technology can co-exist peacefully with First Amendment rights if the individual computer user makes the content decisions. Also spoke at Freedom Forum events in April and June 1998 on First Amendment issues and how technology can protect individuals and their rights.
"Computers in Libraries" Conference (Monterey, Calif., November 1997; Arlington, Va., April 1998): Educated librarians
about what technology can do in regard to filtering and monitoring access to the Internet. We showed librarians how to work with
filters to manage Internet access without denying patrons free access to everything the Internet has to offer.
Senate Briefing on Internet Safety (March 1998): With the help of Sens. Lauch Faircloth (R-N.C.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and
Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), we brought together House and Senate staffers and the U.S. Customs Child Pornography and Cybersmuggling Division, Net Nanny, Safeguarding Our Children-United Mothers, and Parry Aftab, leading cyberspace attorney and author of A Parent's Guide to the Internet … and How To Protect Your Children in Cyberspace, to discuss the issues from several different perspectives.
"Washington Web: The Internet and Politics" (Washington, D.C., February 1998) (www.washingtonweb.org): We sponsored and participated in this conference organized by the Internet lobbying group Association for Interactive Media (AIM). Ira Magaziner, Sen. John Breaux (D-La.), Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.), Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), the FTC, the FCC, and others spoke at the conference. We served on a panel that addressed safety and First Amendment issues on the Internet.
"Family Guide to the Internet: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (San Diego, February 1998): Sponsored free conference about Internet safety in conjunction with a local radio station and demonstrated filtering technology to 500+ members of the general public.
Internet Online Summit (Washington, D.C., December 1997): Financial sponsor, speaker, and member of the media, education, and steering committees for unprecedented meeting of government, law enforcement, technology, child advocacy, civil liberties, and nonprofit representatives.
Christian Computing Conference (Dallas, September 1997): We accepted the Editor's Special Recognition Award from Christian Computing magazine for the development of our First Amendment-friendly child protection software product, Net Nanny. It was the first time in the magazine's nine-year history that it gave an award to a software program.
White House Meeting With President Clinton, Vice President Gore, and Other Officials (Washington, D.C., July 1997): We were deeply honored to join the president and vice president as well as Commerce Secretary Daly, former congressman Rick White (R-Wash.), Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), other members of Congress, and representatives from top Internet companies, following the Supreme Court's decision on the Communications
Decency Act. We made a commitment at that meeting to step up our involvement in Internet education and to work together with various groups to develop technological solutions that continue to protect children as well as the First Amendment.
International Education
POLYCYB Conference (Vancouver, B.C., November 1999): Sponsor and steering committee member of international conference on Internet crimesolving and child protection online. Also serving on panel and helping to teach special "Internet and Your Child" session to law enforcement personnel.
UNESCO Conference: We funded a trip to a UNESCO conference on child safety and the Internet in Paris for the founder and president of Safeguarding Our Children-United Mothers (SOC-UM). Debbie Mahoney is an expert on the behavior of online predators. CyberAngels and SOC-UM are working with UNESCO to develop materials and programs to educate people through the United Nations. Gordon Ross, Net Nanny president and CEO, was named to UNESCO's U.S. National Action Committee for the resulting "Innocence in Danger" project.
"Child Safety on the Internet" conference (Glasgow, Scotland, September 1998): The Center for Europe's Children is a nonprofit organization in partnership with UNICEF, UNESCO, Council of Europe, NSPCC, and Children 1st. Net Nanny participated on the "Security" panel.
Protecting Children on the Internet -- Is Self Regulation the Solution?" (Guertersloh, Germany, June 1998): Participated in Bertelsmann Foundation Conference (www.bertelsmann.com).
Speech to the Canadian Library Association (Victoria, B.C., June 1998): Discussed how filtering technology can be used to filter out certain material while maintaining access to protected speech.
British Education Technology Coordination Association (BECTA) (England, June 1998): Met to discuss technology and their grid program to hook up schools to the Internet in the UK. BECTA makes all of the technology decisions for the UK school systems.
"For Your Eyes Only -- Protecting Internet Privacy" (Vancouver, B.C., May 1998): Speech to the Vancouver Board of Trade.
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Conference on the Internet and Self Regulation (Paris, March 1998): Representatives from 29 member countries learned how technology can protect children and how the global community can alleviate child pornography and child exploitation. We served on the panel and demonstrated filtering technology.
Catholic Educators Conference (Vancouver, B.C., February 1998): Spoke about filtering technology and ways to promote safe and productive online experiences in the classroom.
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