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Gizmo’s Freeware, “Best Free Parental Filter,” 11/22/10
eHow, How to Set Internet Filters, 11/19/10
NetFamilyNews, Latest trends in Web filtering, 11/12/10
InternetSafety.com, Safe Eyes Gets 5 Stars from GetParentalControls.org, 11/3/10
NBC, Need a cell phone for your kids?,10/19/10
WCPO, What is the best cell phone for your child?, 9/22/10
Verizon Blog, Verizon parental controls recognized as comprehensive, 9/8/10
ILookBothWays, New Trends In Child Safety Tools for Cell Phones, 7/13/10
Kiwi Commons, Parental Controls 101, 4/5/10
Tech Liberation Front, David Burt’s Amazing Guide to Parental Controls, 3/21/10
Safer Internet, NEW! Parental Controls Product Guide: 2010 Edition, 3/23/10
iKeepSafe, Find Out Which Parental Control Product Is Right For You, 3/23/10
NetFamilyNews, Supremely useful tool for parents: GetParentalControls, 3/29/10

Earlier Work (Filtering Facts, N2H2, Secure Computing)

T.H.E. Journal, “What are we protecting them from?,” 05/01/2008
Visalia Times-Delta, “Librarian in the nation’s headlines,” 03/03/2008
One News Now, “Dallas library patrons surfing thousands of XXX websites,” 01/21/2008
Family News in Focus, “Many libraries circumventing laws meant to protect kids,” 01/15/2008
Family News in Focus, “Public libraries increasingly become safe haven for porn,” 01/09/2008
eChannelLine News, “Black marks appearing for commerical Internet filters?,” 12/20/2007
Technology Daily, “Filtering Software Hinders Some Research, Studies Find,” 01/18/2006
Associated Press, “Will Porn Migrate to .XXX?,” 06/12/2005
InformationWeek, “Secure Computing Tries to Block Illegal Downloads in Iran,” 10/14/2005
Associated Press, “Teen suspended for Web site,” 04/03/2005
MZZM, “Michigan Web site could shield kids from spam,” 07/01/2005
Fox News, “US Tech Firms Help Governments Censor Internet,” 07/17/2005
New Scientist, “Iranian net censorship powered by US technology,” 06/27/2005
Seattle Times, “Sex, the Internet and the future,” 09/06/2005
Dallas Morning News, “Snuffing out Net’s benefit to democracy,” 04/11/2005
Associated Press, “Tunisia Centralizes Web Filtering,” 11/17/2005
C-Net News, “Court strikes down Pennsylvania porn law,” 09/10/ 2004
Information Week, “IT Confidential : A Mixed Message On Web Filtering,” 07/06/2004
NPR Talk of the Nation, “Protecting Kids from Online Porn,” 07/07/2004
New York Times, “Antipornography Law Keeps Crashing Into First Amendment,” 06/30/2004
Honolulu Star-Bulletin, “Parents retain duty to guide children,” 07/02/2004
Agape Press, “Pervasiveness of Online Porn Eliminates Need for ‘Searches’,” 11/09/2004
Electric News, “Study reveals 60,000 Irish porn pages,” 06/25/2004
Kentucky Post, “Libraries Poised for Filtering Law,” 06/24/2004
Associated Press, “Software-filtering foe goes after Net-blocking governments,” 1/30/2003
C-Net News, “Supreme Court backs library Net filters,” 06/23/2003
C-Net News, “Porn spam–legal minefield for employers,” 04/07/2003
Wired News, “Filter-Bashing Alive and Well,” 06/24/2003
NBC Nightly News, “Library Filtering Law Upheld,” 06/23/2003
eSchool News, “Report: Filters work OK, but better training needed,” 08/26/2003
Online Journalism Review, “Justices Put Access to Online Information in the Wrong Hands,” 06/26/2003
American Libraries, “Supreme Court Upholds CIPA,” 06/30/2003
Associated Press, “Librarians to filter vendors: Tell us how they work,” 07/04/2003
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Filtering software firms see opportunity in ruling,” 07/14/2003
New York Times, “Librarians Sizing Filtering Law’s Impact,” 06/24/2003
Associated Press, “ALA cancels discussion on filtering pornography,” 07/18/2003
New York Times, “Libraries Planning a Meeting on Filters,” 07/03/2003
Washington Internet Daily, “Pa. Law Making ISPs Block Child Porn Gaining Traction,” 02/21/2003
Associated Press, “Senator introduces library Internet filtering bill,” 02/27/2003
Oregonian, “Bill Proposes Library Porn Filters,” 02/27/2003
Oregonian, “Justices to air case involving libraries, Internet censorship,” 03/02/2003
NPR: Morning Edition, “Supreme Court to hear arguments concerning CIPA,” 03/05/2003
Washington Internet Daily, “Court Appears Skeptical of Comparing Internet to Library,” 03/06/2003
Oregonian, “Supreme Court Hears Arguments for Filtering in Libraries,” 03/08/2003
Associated Press, “Judge dismisses suit challenging technology copyright law,” 04/09/2003
Washington Internet Daily, “Copyright Office Eyes Whether to Extend Exception,” 04/14/2003
Education Week, “Anti-censorship tool would evade porn filters,” 05/21/2003
NPR: All Things Considered, “Supreme Court rules in favor of Internet filtering,” 06/23/2003
Associated Press, “Supreme Court ruling opens up new market for Internet filtering,” 06/24/2003
Washington Internet Daily, “Supreme Court Upholds Library Internet Filters,” 06/24/2003
Philadelphia Inquirer, “Libraries are left to sort out ruling on Web filters,” 06/24/2003
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Making Web Filters Work at the Library,” 06/25/2003
Associated Press, “Librarians grapple with how to filter computers,” 07/11/2003
Washington Internet Daily, “Attempt to Compare COPA to CIPA Won’t Wash,” 08/15/2003
Daily Oklahoman, “Libraries installing mandatory filters get mixed reactions,” 09/05/2003
New York Post, “Porn Spins a Bigger Web,” 09/30/2003
Washington Times, “Porn on the Web exploding Foes fear greater risk to children,” 10/09/2003
CNN, “Sex sells, especially to Web surfers,” 12/11/2003
C-Net News, “Court overturns library filtering rules ,” May 31, 2002
IOL, “Porn-napping’ is rubbing users the wrong way,” 05/30/2002
Wired News, “Filters, Schools Like Oil, Water,” 09/06/2002
KOMO News, “Helping Keep Kids Away From Becoming A Pornography Victim,” 03/19/2002
Washington Times, “Study finds porn filters leave health Web sites,” 12/11/2002
Seattle Post-Intelligencer, “Net-filter firm N2H2 is sued by the ACLU,” 07/22/2002
eSchool News, “ACLU sues to ask and tell what sites N2H2 ,” 09/01/2002
Student Press Law Center, “Researcher studying Internet filtering challenges DMCA,” 08/01/2002
Harvard Crimson, “ACLU Defends Law Student,” 11/02/2002
American Libraries, “ACLU Takes on Digital Millennium,” 07/29/2002
Internet News, “Corporate Networks Could Be Strained by VoD Market,” 11/02/2002
Women’s News, “Internet Filters Screen Out Health Information,” 12/12/2002
VNU Net, “US union defends hacker code,” 07/26/2002
Internet News, “Controversial Web Filtering Storms Schools,” 09/18/2002
MedScape, “Web Filters More Effective at Blocking Health Info Than Pornography,” 12/12/2002
Media Project, “Internet Filters Often Block Sexual Health Information, Study Says,” 12/11/2002
Washington Post, “Study: Web Filters Block Health Information,” 12/11/2002
New York Times, “Internet Filters Block Many Useful Sites, Study Finds,” 12/12/2002
Washington Times, “Filters not enough, say foes of porn on Internet,” 05/03/2002
Agence France-Presse, “Porn-napping” riles Internet users as hijacked sites multiply,” 05/30/2002
Dow Jones News, “Federal Judges Overturn Library Internet Filtering Law,” 05/31/2002
Canadian Press, “U.S. judges throw out law requiring filtering at libraries,” 05/31/2002
Associated Press, “Librarians applaud Internet filtering ruling,” 06/01/2002
Oregonian, “Judges Reject Law on Porn Filter for Libraries, “06/01/2002
New York Times, “Court Blocks Law that Limits Access to Web in Library,” 06/01/2002
Associated Press, “Freelance computer “superhero” an antihero to some,” 06/03/2002
Arizona Daily Star, “Porn filter failures,” 06/05/2002
New York Times, “The Tricky Task of Shelving the Web,” 06/20/2002
Oregonian, “Library Case Heads to Justices,” 06/21/2002
Boston Globe, “ACLU Sues firm over its filtering software,” 07/26/2002
Boston Herald, “ACLU wants list showing barred sites,” 07/26/2002
Oregonian, “Supreme Court Will Weigh Library Net Filters,” 11/13/2002
Reuters, “Internet porn filters blocking online health info,” 12/10/2002
Oregonian, “Internet Porn Filters Block Health Data, Study Finds,” 12/11/2002
NewsFactor Network, “Judges Reject Internet Porn Law,” 05/31/2002
eSchool News, “Free-speech groups sound off on CIPA,” 11/01/2002
Insight, “Are Internet filters needed on computers in public libraries and schools?,” 02/05/2001
Washington Times, “Libraries becoming battlefield over Internet pornography,” 02/09/2001
Associated Press, “House considers Internet filtering bill,” 06/07/2001
Boston Herald, “Filtering technology earns praise, criticism,” 08/12/2001
C-Net News, “Net-porn law applies deadline pressure,” 10/26/2001
Wired News, “Sites Forlorn When Reborn as Porn,” 12/10/2001
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, “Computer filters give parents tool,” 01/07/2001
Associated Press, “Defense in protecting kids from porn,” 12/02/2001
ABC News, “Porn Sites Snatch Expired Domains,” 12/14/2001
CSO Online, “Watching the Web,” 09/12/2001
CQ Researcher, “Should public libraries use filters?,” 06/01/2001
Networking News, “Filtering Software Is Not Up to Snuff,” 02/15/2001
Wall Street Journal, “X-Rated,” 01/14/2000
Student Press Law Center Quarterly, “Down to the Filter,” Spring, 2000
USA Today, “Conflicting views on filtering the Net”, 3/16/2000
Washington Times, “Libraries Register Gripes Over Porn”, 3/16/2000
Orlando Sentinel, “It’s common sense to restrict Internet usage in libraries“, 3/19/2000
Family News in Focus, “The Problem of Library Internet Porn”, 3/22/2000,
CNS News, “Family Advocates Demand Internet Filtering in Public Libraries“, 2/16/2000
Newsbytes, “Group Claims Library Association Suppresses Net Porn Data“, 3/13/2000
Newsbytes, “Minors Access Porn Using Library Computers“, 3/15/2000
World Net Daily, “Libraries allowing Internet sex crimes?”, 3/16/2000
Tech Law Journal, “Rep. Istook Blames Clinton-Gore Administration for Stopping Porn Filtering Legislation“, 3/17/2000
Baptist Press, “Internet pornography use common in many libraries, report says,” 3/20/2000
Janet Parshall Radio Show, National, 3/15/2000
AFA Radio Report, National, 3/22/2000
Chronicle of Higher Education, “Arizona House Declines to Require Filtering Software“, January 26, 2000
Free, “Michigan town gears for ballot over library Internet filters“, January 20, 2000
Free, “Indiana legislator introduces Internet filtering bill“, 2/3/2000. Available at:
Credo, “Kids in danger of porn at school or local library“, 1/24/2000. Available at: h
Dan Lungren Radio Show, February 11, 2000
Associated Press, “Holland, Mich., residents set for showdown on Internet filtering,” February 21, 2000
San Diego Union-Tribune, “Internet filters | For libraries, it’s an issue,” 03/28/2000
Security Management, “Library Internet Access Policy Questioned,” 07/01/2000
Columbian, “Kids Don’t Need This Web Surprise,” 08/17/2000
Denver Post, “Library No Web of Sex,” 09/11/2000
Sarasota Herald-Tribune, “Parents’ help needed with porn problems at libraries,” 10/06/2000
Washington Times, “New measure takes aim at obscene sites on Web,” 12/24/2000
TechLaw Journal, “Supporters of Internet Filtering in Schools and Libraries Back Franks-McCain Bill,” 03/03/1999
Free, “Filtering activist claims many public libraries ignoring FOI requests“, 4/6/1999
New York Times, “Librarian Seeks Evidence of Complaints About Internet Misuse“, April 20, 1999
Free, “Report says Net filter blocks protected material, fails to block porn,” 07/29/1999
Conservative News Service ,”Banned Books Week’ Promotes Intolerance, Critics Say,” 9-27-99
Family News in Focus, “Unsafe Libraries,” 9-23-99
Portland Oregonian, “Filtering porn out of the library,” 10/03/1999
Library Journal, “Filtering Facts Claims “Pornography Abuse” at Libraries,” 03/08/1999
Library Journal, “Burt Pursues Records of Internet Use from Libraries,” 04/26/1999
Library Journal, “Filtering Facts FOIA Requests Generate Debate,” 07/26/1999
Newsbytes, “Rep. Franks Changes Language In Internet Filtering Bill,” 03/02/99
C-Net News, “Net filters foiled again,” 02/03/1999
C-Net News, “Agency frowns on Net filtering,” 02/17/1999
Wired News, “Dr. Laura Save Censorware Law,” 05/20/1999
CNS News, “ALA Denies Porn Played Role in Library Rape,” 11/12/1999
Emergency Librarian, “Filtering the internet for young people,” 05/01/1999
Oregonian, “Gen. Powell: Don’t Buy ALA’s Lines,” 05/27/1999
Oregonian, “Gen. Powell: Well Done at ALA Session,” 07/15/1999
School Library Journal, “Doing the right thing?,” 08/01/1999
Atlanta Constitution, “Wolves in Sheep’s Clothing,” 09/13/1999
New Orleans City Business, “Local service provider a goody two-shoes for the Internet,” 09/20/1999
San Antonio Express-News, “Library left unfazed by ‘danger’ list,” 09/22/1999
Columbian, “Activist Plays Hardball with Internet Porn,” 09/25/1999
Grand Rapids Press, “Ohio speaker warns about pornography at library,” 10/26/1999
Free, “Decision in library filtering case“, 11/25/1998
New York Times, “A look at the watchdogs,” 10/15/1998
Wired, “A Crossing Guard for Net Hate,” 11/11/1998
Citizen, “Changing the World from your Living Room“, 12/02/1998
Free, “Librarian Leads the charge in defending filtering” 12/11/1998
New York Times: “Judge Rules against filters“, 11/23/1998
Arkansas Democrat: “Library System Blocks Porn”, 11/22/1998
Baptist Press: “Library’s Internet restrictions struck down”, 12/07/1998
Free, “Filtering out net indecency” 6/8/1998
Free, “Company to filter Internet access for all Tennessee Schools,” 11/11/1998
TechWeb News, “Teen Group Distributes New Net-Filter Crack“, 10/28/1998
CNET News, “Senate Committee Advances Net Bills“, 3/12/1998
Think Local, “Taxpayer Funded Pornography,” 12/05/1998
Library Journal, “Loudoun County Internet Suit Headed for Trial?,” 09/07/1998
Library Journal, “Burt Posts Testimony in Loudoun Case,” 09/14/1998
Columbian, “Taxpayers Support Pornography in Local Library,” 2/19/1998
Columbian, “Libraries Should Delete Porn,” 06/14/1998
Columbian, “Library’s Board Will Decide on Web Access,” 07/12/1998
Yahoo! Internet Life, “America’s Libraries,” 10/01/1998
Yahoo! Internet Life, “Block That Site!,” 11/01/1998
Interactive Week, “Court Rules Against Library Filters,” 0707/1998
Newsday, “Looking at Porn in the Library,” 02/07/1998
New York Times: “ACLU Attacks Filter Software in Libraries“, 8/21/1997
SF Chronicle: “San Jose Battle Over Library Online Porn Ban“, 9/23/1997
School Library Journal, “Librarian fights ALA on filters,” 09/01/1997
Computers in Libraries, “Filters: it’s not about porn, stupid!,” 10/31/1997
American Libraries, “In defense of filtering,” by David Burt, 08/01/1997
San Jose Mercury: “Filters keep smut away from kids” by David Burt, 9/25/1997
Raleigh News and Observer, “Libraries checking out filtering software” 8/5/97
MSNBC: “The Case of the Radical Librarian,” 8/15/1997
Library Journal, “ALA Critic Burt Launches New Group to Promote Filters,”07/21/1997

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