The industry has finalized ADSL standards , SBC Communications announced the biggest ADSL roll-out to date, and an announcement from NBC and CNET means there will be some place to go with all this speed. Sen McCain's bill mandates filters only for school computers, which are used strictly by minors and, in the case of libraries, it states only that at least one of the library's computers be equipped with technology to protect minors. The bill also allows local control over the choice of technology, and what should be filtered. Cheryl Williams, director of education technology programs for the National School Boards Association said such a requirement would be a bureaucratic hurdle for local school boards. It is designed to discourage taking advantage of a program that we hoped would equalize districts.
Consumer advocates say that the ISPs are practicing false advertising.
The Justice Department closed its defense of the Child Online Protection Act yesterday arguing that Internet is not a special playground exempt from the rules society has created for the physical world. The Internet is not a private playground. The ACLU, however, argued that the law is much broader than supporters suggest, and threatens a much wider range of Internet speech. And all of the evidence summarized earlier shows that it does. The arguments ended the five day hearing on the law.