Internet Safety Technical Task Force to Hold Public Meeting
Posted on: Wednesday, 10 September 2008, 09:00 CDT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- The Berkman Center for Internet & Society will host a day and a half-long public meeting of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force (ISTTF) on September 23 and 24 at Harvard Law School.
The meeting will be an opportunity for members of the public to learn about the work of the ISSTF, a group of Internet businesses, non-profits, academics, and technology companies working to identify effective tools and technologies to create a safer online environment for youth.
On September 23, the agenda will include more than a dozen presentations of technical online safety solutions, including age verification, biometrics, filtering and auditing, and text analysis. Attendees will also hear about socially-based solutions and interventions that address the causes of risky youth behavior online.
On September 24, the public is invited to hear presentations by leading social networking sites regarding recent safety measures they have undertaken. The meeting will conclude with an open discussion of the technologies presented on the previous day. There will be limited space for an ongoing poster session during meeting times.
Detailed information about the ISTTF's public meeting is available at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/events/2008/09/isttf .
About the Internet Safety Technical Task Force
The Internet Safety Technical Task Force (ISTTF) is a group of Internet businesses, non-profit organizations, academics, and technology companies that have joined together to identify effective tools and technologies to create a safer environment on the Internet for youth. It was created in February 2008 in accordance with the Joint Statement on Key Principles of Social Networking Safety announced in January 2008 by the Attorneys General Multi-State Working Group on Social Networking and MySpace. The scope of the ISTTF's inquiry is to consider those technologies that industry and end users can utilize to keep children safe on the Internet, with the bulk of the ISTTF's attention concentrated on issues concerning contact. More information can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/research/isttf .
About the Berkman Center for Internet & Society
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University is proud to celebrate its tenth year as a research program founded to explore cyberspace, share in its study, and help pioneer its development. Founded at the Harvard Law School in 1997, through a generous gift from Jack N. and Lillian R. Berkman, the Center is now home to an ever-growing community of faculty, fellows, staff, and affiliates working on projects that span the broad range of intersections between cyberspace, technology, and society. More information can be found at http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/.
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society
CONTACT: Lexie Koss, +1-617-384-9100, lkoss@cyber.law.harvard.edu, forThe Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Web site: http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/
Source: PRNewswire
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Posted by Nash on 09/10/2008, 09:47 There is a social and educational networking site for children ages 5-18. This site requires the child's school to verify his or her identification before they can become a member. My son still plays games, IM, chat, email, build his own webpage and receive tutoring if he needs. There are no predators or cyber bullies on this site. Kids go to www.iland5.com and parents www.safewave.org. |
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