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Web filtering in schools blocks students from inappropriate and distracting content across the web, while allowing sites that are selected by school administrators. [1] Rather than simply blocking off large portions of the Internet, many schools utilize customizable web filtering systems that provide them with greater control over which sites are allowed and which are blocked.
A sneakernet is the transfer of electronic information, especially computer files, by physically carrying data on storage media from one place to another. A sneakernet can move data regardless of network restrictions simply by not using the network at all. [31] One example of a widely adopted sneakernet network is El Paquete Semanal in Cuba. [32]
Internet censorship may also put restrictions on what information can be made internet accessible. [1] Organizations providing internet access – such as schools and libraries – may choose to preclude access to material that they consider undesirable, offensive, age-inappropriate or even illegal, and regard this as ethical behavior rather ...
There have been cases of students being able to exploit the LanSchool software to bypass restrictions, and in some cases take control of other students' computers. [4] A 2006 post on CompSci.ca details the packet structure of older versions of the software, and claims there was no encryption or similar precautions.
CIPA requires K-12 schools and libraries using E-Rate discounts to operate "a technology protection measure with respect to any of its computers with Internet access that protects against access through such computers to visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography, or harmful to minors". Such a technology protection measure must be ...
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Many K-12 school districts use Internet filters to block material deemed inappropriate for a school setting. [87] [88] The federal government leaves decisions about what to filter or block to local authorities. However, critics assert that such decisions should be made by a student's parents or guardian.