[aklug] Re: library content filtering

From: Royce Williams <royce@tycho.org>
Date: Fri Dec 02 2016 - 14:16:58 AKST

Then it looks like you'd have to fill in the gaps to build a solution
that's compliant:

http://dansguardian.org/?page=faq#15

Which might theoretically make someone liable, I imagine. But I am not a
lawyer, and this is not legal advice.

If Barracuda is compliant, that might make it more attractive.

Royce

On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 2:06 PM, Christopher Howard <christopher@alaskasi.com
> wrote:

> Hi, yes, it is a USAC/CIPA requirement.
>
> http://usac.org/sl/applicants/step05/cipa.aspx
>
> On 12/02/2016 01:59 PM, Royce Williams wrote:
> > I've heard good stuff about DansGuardian, but it was a number of years
> ago.
> >
> > What regulations govern what the library is obligated to filter?
> > Depending where they get their funding, they may be subject to CIPA:
> >
> > http://www.ala.org/advocacy/intfreedom/iftoolkits/
> litoolkit/legalissues_CIPA_filtering
> >
> > Royce
> >
> > On Fri, Dec 2, 2016 at 1:53 PM, Christopher Howard
> > <christopher@alaskasi.com <mailto:christopher@alaskasi.com>> wrote:
> >
> > Hi list. I'm working on a bid for a community library, and I've got
> to
> > work content filtering into the quote. I.e., CIPA-style filtering
> where
> > it blocks all nasty Web pages, but allows the librarian to whitelist.
> > Does anybody have any advice/suggestions on that? I've heard of
> > DansGuardian, but never worked with it, and don't know how hard it
> is to
> > set up and support my own transparent proxy/filter that a librarian
> can
> > also use. I'm pretty sure also I could do this third party with
> > Barracuda, but I wasn't too eager as I didn't like their
> > customer/partner agreement terms.
> >
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