The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was enacted by Congress in 2000 to address concerns about children's access to obscene or harmful content over the Internet.
The safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms and other forms of direct electronic communications; Unauthorized access, including so-called “hacking,” and other unlawful activities by minors online; Measures restricting minors' access to materials harmful to them.
Schools and libraries subject to CIPA are required to adopt and implement an Internet safety policy addressing: Access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet; The safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms and other forms of direct electronic communications;
1 Access by minors to inappropriate matter on the Internet; 2 The safety and security of minors when using electronic mail, chat rooms and other forms of direct electronic communications; 3 Unauthorized access, including so-called “hacking,” and other unlawful activities by minors online; More items...
American Library Ass'n, 539 U.S. 194 (2003) The Children's Internet Protection Act ( CIPA) is one of a number of bills that the United States Congress proposed to limit children's exposure to pornography and explicit content online.
Measures to restrict a minor's access to inappropriate or harmful materials on the Internet. Security and safety of minors using chat rooms, email, instant messaging, or any other types of online communications. Unauthorized disclosure of a minor's personal information. Unauthorized access like hacking by minors.
194 (2003) The Children's Internet Protection Act ( CIPA) is one of a number of bills that the United States Congress proposed to limit children's exposure to pornography and explicit content online.
But under the interpretation urged by the Solicitor General and adopted by the Supreme Court, libraries would be required to adopt an Internet use policy providing for unblocking the Internet for adult users, without a requirement that the library inquire into the user's reasons for disabling the filter.
American Library Ass'n. On January 17, 2001, the American Library Association (ALA) voted to challenge CIPA, on the grounds that the law required libraries to unconstitutionally block access to constitutionally protected information on the Internet.
First, "Because public libraries' use of Internet filtering software does not violate their patrons' First Amendment rights, CIPA does not induce libraries to violate the Constitution, and is a valid exercise of Congress' spending power".
Such a technology protection measure must be employed "during any use of such computers by minors". The law also provides that the school or library "may disable the technology protection measure concerned, during use by an adult, to enable access for bona fide research or other lawful purpose".