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Child Online Protection Act (COPA) goes against the First Amendment By: George Craciun, Security News Editor The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia has once again declared that the Child Online Protection Act goes against the US Constitution because it stifles the freedom of speech. It seems that the law is not defined as well as it should be and consequently the use of parental monitoring and filtering software is a more viable means of ensuring children stay safe while surfing the web, as opposed to passing the previously mentioned law. According to the Philadelphia court of law, parents can freely decide when and how to use a filter in order to protect their little ones. It is a voluntary security measure that a parent can employ at any time, a measure that affects the child alone. Passing the COPA law would... [read full story]
