Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), 2000
Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), 1998
Information Technology Acts Essay
Stephanie M. Hurt
BIS/220
Introduction to Computer Applications and Systems
August 21, 2013
Stephanie M. Hurt
August 14, 2013
BIS/200
Information Technology Acts Essay
What were the advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of each act?
Children’s Internet Protection Act
The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was put into effect by Congress in the year of 2001 for the protection of children over the internet. This act was designed to filter the information viewed via the internet by minors and screen their access to sites that may be harmful or inappropriate for them to view.
The Children’s Internet Protection Act mainly has affected agencies directly involved in the education and information use of children. A few of these agencies are schools, libraries, and other organizations that provide children with the use of the internet for educational purposes.
According to the Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration (2003),” with advances in internet usage in homes, schools, and libraries across the nation, the internet has become a valuable and even critical tool for our children’s success”.
These advances in technology has provided children with new and effective resources that allow them to find new ways to approach a learning environment. Children now have the ability to explore learning materials in depth. They can research in ways that were before unprecedented.
This access gives them a new and enhanced learning experience, but this experience must also be approached with caution. Attention in this new learning environment is required by those facilitating the education of children because if it is not guided, it may prove to be quite harmful.
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