Computer, Internet, Privacy
             INTERNET REGULATION: POLICING CYBERSPACE
             The Internet is a method of communication and a source
             of information that is becoming more popular among those who
             are interested in, and have the time to surf the information
             superhighway. The problem with this much information being
             accessible to this many people is that some of it is deemed
             inappropriate for minors. The government wants censorship,
             but a segment of the population does not. Legislative
             regulation of the Internet would be an appropriate function
             of the government.
            
             The Communications Decency Act is an amendment which
             prevents the information superhighway from becoming a
             computer "red light district." On June 14, 1995, by a vote
             of 84-16, the United States Senate passed the amendment. It
             is now being brought through the House of Representatives.1
             The Internet is owned and operated by the government,
             which gives them the obligation to restrict the materials
             available through it. Though it appears to have sprung up
             overnight, the inspiration of free-spirited hackers, it in
             fact was born in Defense Department Cold War projects of the
             1950s.2 The United States Government owns the Internet and
             has the responsibility to determine who uses it and how it
             is used.
            
             The government must control what information is
             accessible from its agencies.
            
             This material is not lawfully available through
             the mail or over the telephone, there is no valid
             reason these perverts should be allowed unimpeded
             on the Internet. Since our initiative, the
             industry has commendably advanced some blocking
             devices, but they are not a substitute for
             well-reasoned law.4
             Because the Internet has become one of the biggest sources
             of information in this world, legislative safeguards are
             imperative.
            
             The government gives citizens the privilege of using
             the Internet, but it has never given them the right to use
             it.
            
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