...advances in information technology the ethical issues of privacy and appropriate content in regards to children have lead to the United States Congress passing the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000 (CIPA) and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). Each Act has its own ethical issues as to it’s creation with the importance of children’s safety as the main concern. Introduction With the advancement of information technology in which all ages of users are being accommodated, everyone in today’s society has access to utilize all forms of information technology. The usage of information technology can include but is not limited to listening to music, watching movies/videos, playing games, communicating via email, social networks, or chat rooms, and getting help with school assignments. The researching of information via information technology has no limits to what the user will find, see, or read. Therefore, in order to protect the children utilizing information technology via the internet, there have been Information TechnologyActs passed by Congress. Two of these Information Technology Acts include Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000 (CIPA) and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA). Information...
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...material is screened out” (Abrahamson, 2002, p. 50) by passing Acts such as COPPA, The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, 1998 and CIPAThe Children’s Internet Protection Act, 2000. Protecting children’s personal data from collection without parent or guardian consent is the intent of COPPA. CIPA addresses worries regarding children’s access to obscene or damaging subject matter on the Internet in schools and community libraries. Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act “COPPA was enacted to restrict the manner and amount of personal data collected on children under 13 by web sites targeted at children” (Abrahamson, 2002, p. 50). COPPA provides rules for companies that gather or may gather marketing data that identify children. Personal data includes any information that would permit physical or online contact with that child. Singer (2012) Almost every child possesses a computer in his or her home or pocket making it harder for parents to monitor what information children are distributing online. Many sites and applications offer children the opportunity to upload pictures or videos of themselves, to graft themselves into cartoons, music videos other outwardly benign opportunities that they find fun. What the children, and many parents, do not know it that these sites and applications store images in directories, which are publically available (Singer, 2012). Criticisms against COPPA are few. COPPA is said to infringe the free speech rights of websites by forcing them...
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...plays a role to help. US federal laws like COPPA and Children’s Internet Protection Act, 2000 work hand in hand together to restrict content being shared with children’s information and viewing. We do not want our young children having access to harmful content such as pornography. CIPA (Children’s Internet Protection Act) does require K-12 schools and libraries in the US to use measures like filters to protect children from online harmful content in order to receive federal funding. Schools and libraries can overcome the use of filters by not accepting federal funding and discounts. CIPA was signed into law on 12/21/2000. As defined by the Federal Trade commission is Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule ("COPPA") stands for Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) regulates the collection and use of children’s personal information by website operators. COPPA imposes strict requirements on operators of websites or online services directed to children under 13 years of age, and on operators of other websites or online services that have actual knowledge that they are collecting personal information online from a child under 13 years of age. Precautions such as parental permission and age verification assist US operators in reviewing which information can be shared or stored. COPPA covers companies in the US, though, the law does not cover International companies. COPPA does restrict international companies in...
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...passed acts to prevent child abuse on the internet. The two acts being discussed in this paper are the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000 and the Children’s Online Protection Act (COPPA) of 1998. Children’s Internet Protection Act, 2000 The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law which was passed by Congress to prevent children from viewing the offensive or harmful content over the Internet ("FCC", 2013). CIPA regulates the schools and all public libraries. It makes it mandatory to filter all its computers to stop children from accessing sites that are not appropriate. ("FCC", 2013). The (CIPA) was passed in December 2000 and its main priority is to protect children’s innocent eyes from child pornography and other dangers of the internet. CIPA does not require a certain kind of filter system, but rather to make sure schools and libraries have some sort of filters to prevent such activities. There are online predators, inappropriate chat rooms, and sexual content that children are at risk for if this law was not passed. Ultimately, all households, schools, libraries, workplaces, and restaurant have access to the internet and this is a law that needed to be passed. Children’s Online Protection Act (COPPA), 1998 The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) was passed in 1998. It specifically addresses children under the age of 13 that navigate thru any sort of internet...
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...COPPA AND CIPA Jordis Jones BIS220 April 4, 2013 University of Phoenix COPPA AND CIPA In today’s society, kids surf the internet in different ways for different resources of information. Internet can be beneficial to kids who devote this use for information pertaining school related, job opportunities, friendly entertainment, and etc. On the other hand, the internet is designed to be as risky as gambling in certain situations. Matters such as cyberbullying, pornography, identity theft, sexual predators made parents perceptive about protecting their children safety online. This matter also became a concern for Congress, who enacted laws that shield kids from online harmful content. The laws that I thought was an eye opener for this subject are Children Internet Protection Act 2000 (CIPA) and Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act 1998 (COPPA). On April of 2001, The Children Internet Protection takes the form of requirements for internet safety policies and technology which blocks or filters certain material from being accessed through the Internet (2010). CIPA offers a program that gives schools and libraries the privilege to receive a great deal on internet access if they agree using this act. This act not only provides protection and monitors kids whenever they are away from home but it utilizes the internet reliable information that will benefit kid’s future without harmful content. Also, The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, ensure parents that personal...
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...access information at home but also encourage teenagers and younger children to participate in gathering information via the Internet. Access to the web by children led to the enactment of laws such as the Children Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). These acts were implemented as a security method to aid in the protection of minors. Some websites containing nudity, online pornography, and other explicit content are banned from exploiting children. Children are viewed as easy victims to trick into providing private information or soliciting monetary compensation for obscene content. Because of this perception, additional laws are necessary to protect children when in comes to information technology. CIPA places restrictions on schools and libraries such as limiting the support of federal funding if certain requirements are not adhered. This act was signed by former President Bill Clinton in December 21, 2000. The design of CIPA is to protect children while using internet websites. Libraries and schools are required to implement filters that will eliminate or attempt to eliminate objectionable material from website possibly viewed by children (Children’s Internet Protections Act (CIPA) to Affect Libraries and the Online Community, 2001). Schools and libraries are eligible for discounts on purchasing...
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...of it by children brought about the implementation of new protection acts. Among those acts are the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), which passed into law in 1998, and the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), which became law in 2000. This paper will discuss the advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of these acts. As the internet grew in popularity among the public, children began to use it more and more for everything from homework, to communicating, to searching for whatever information is out there (surfing). In most cases, websites required the users to put in their personal contact information and, in many cases, allow the website upload tracking cookies to the user’s computer. Almost anyone could then find, buy, and/or use that information for whatever reason. Children’s personal information could be accessed by pedophiles, bullies, or any other type of creep. According to L. Fair of the Federal Trade Commission, COPPA puts parents in control of what information children put online. Whether studying, shopping, surfing or chatting, today’s kids take advantage of everything the Internet has to offer. But when it comes to their personal information, parents are in the driver’s seat. According to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and regulations enforced by the Federal Trade Commission parents can limit access to what their children are watching and searching. If you...
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...Information Technology Acts Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000 (CIPA) Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1999 (COPPA) Christopher Barrera BIS/220 June 3, 2013 Information Technology Acts Paper The CIPA (Children’s Internet Protection Act) of 2000 was created and enacted by Congress to address the concerns about obscene and harmful content found over the internet that was becoming readily accessible to children. The CIPA was created directly because of the necessity to educate the youth in the technological advancements occurring every day and the dangers that children become vulnerable to with the Internet working as an educational tool. As an act the CIPA requires schools and libraries that receive discounts on Internet access or internal connections through the E-Rate program that makes certain communication services and products more affordable for the eligible schools and libraries. While providing schools and libraries with accessible and affordable networks and Internet access, the E-Rate program did enforce two requirements in order for the schools or libraries to take advantage of their benefits. 1) Their Internet safety policies must include monitoring the online activities of minors. 2) As required by the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, they must provide for educating minors about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking websites...
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...Rainer and Cegielski (2011) “Ethics refers to the principles of right and wrong that individuals use to make choices to guide their behaviors.” The two acts that will be covered are the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) and Children Internet Protection Act (CIPA). The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) is meant to protect collected personal information from children under the age of 13. The privacy act provides website operators with the requirements to maintain and protect children’s privacy. In this new century children are skilled navigators of the Internet, and are fascinated with the Internet and the pool of information they can access. Some websites are designed to gather and store information just from the child visiting different websites of interest this method of information is called a click stream (Coppa, 2013). Blogs and chat rooms are another source of obtaining information in an unethical manner, such as home address, phone numbers, and family member’s names. Websites also target children by tempting them with gifts or prizes to fill out surveys or to sign up for memberships. In short, the world of cyberspace is a highly manipulative environment for children. 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 (Children's Internet Protection Act, 2013). The goal of this act is protect and keep children who...
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...Information Technology Acts Paper In 1789, The United States Congress established the U.S. Federal Judiciary System. Article III, section 1 of the Constitution stated that “The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one supreme Court and such inferior courts as Congress saw fit to establish.” It made no guideline, however, for the proper procedures or methods to be imposed by any of the courts; instead allowing Congress to decide these details later ("Coppa - Children'S Online Privacy Protection Act", 2011). For decades, acts like this one have been brought up for decision and been passed trough Congress. Acts like the “Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act” (COPPA) in 1998 and the Children’s Internet Protection Act in 2000 are some of the more famous acts passed in recent times, but how have the advances in information and technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitated the creation of acts ("Coppa - Children'S Online Privacy Protection Act", 2011)? By the turn of the century, most families had one if not more computers in the home, and often, the children use computers in school as well. This allowed parents as well as children the ability to access to the internet with incredible ease. Then, on April 21, 2000, the United States Congress passed the Children’s Online Privacy Act (COPA), which stated that “The online collection of personal information by persons or entities under United States jurisdiction from children less than 13 years of...
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...vulnerable users, children, at risk. In an effort to protect American children using the vast and almost uncensored internet, in 2000, two Acts took effect, the Children's Internet Protection Act, 1998 and Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, 2000. Due to the advancement in information technology and rising ethical issues, these Acts were necessary in order to hold internet vendors and website operators accountable for the proper handling of children where their personal information and the nature of the information they are exposed to are applicable. The first Act, 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 ("Children's Internet Protection Act ", n.d.). Schools and Libraries with internet access through the E-rate program must comply with CIPA. These establishments must have internet safety policies with technology which block or filter internet...
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...COPPA and CIPA? Hector Mendez Introduction to Computer Applications and Systems-BIS/220 October 15, 2012 Professor Domingo Cordero-Nieves CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY I certify that the attached paper is my original work. I affirm that any section of the paper, which has been submitted, previously is attributed and cited as such, and that this paper has not been submitted by anyone else. I confirm that I have cited all sources from which I used language, ideas, and information, whether quoted verbatim or paraphrased. Any assistance I received while producing this paper has been acknowledged in the References section. I have obtained written permission or have included a release from the copyright holder for any trademarked material, logos, images from the Internet, or other sources. I further agree that my name typed on the line below is intended to have, and shall have, the same validity as my handwritten signature. Student's signature (name typed here is equivalent to a signature): Hector Mendez In the upcoming paragraphs I will attempt to define and evaluate the necessities of these two Acts - Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA or CHIP) of 2000 and 1998s Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) towards advances made towards the field of information technology that came from the births or dissimulation of these two Acts. CIPA came to pass December 2000. This Act was designed as a safety measure for youths against unacceptable substance...
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...having to travel thousands of miles. It is nice knowing that some way somehow, we can always stay connected to our loved ones. Many say that the way technology has advanced is to the best benefit for everyone, while others say it is causing more problems in today’s society. Individuals say it is one of the main reasons why children and young adults are being robbed, prostituted, and turned to drugs. Is it possible that technology can play such major roles in dramatic situations like the ones described? If so what is being done to stop such things from happening. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“COPPA”) specifically protects the privacy of children under the age of 13 by requesting parental approval for the collection or use of any personal information of the users, which took effect in April 2000 (Multnomah County Library, 23). The reason for passing COPPA was because parents started to notice that marketing techniques were being targeted towards their children and the way they went about collecting the information was through websites that were often used by children. Parents were not given any parental notifications. The Act is directed to major websites and online services that direct their products to children under the age of thirteen. Congress’ reason for passing the Act was to incorporate more parent involvement in their children’s online activities, make certain children’s safety during the time they are participating in online...
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...CIPA: Internet Filtering in Schools and Libraries Minors are being exposed to more adult content today due to the Internet. The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was created to prevent children from accessing obscene or harmful content in schools and libraries. Yet there are groups that want to abolish the law because they feel it violates their first amendment rights of freedom of speech. CIPA is trying to protect children from viewing content not intended for them just like an R rated movie is not for children under seventeen years of age. Internet filters are needed in schools and libraries to keep minors from accessing sexually explicit, violent or otherwise adult in nature content. CIPA ("Federal Communications Commission: Children’s Internet Protection Act," 2014) was first passed into law in December of 2000. Schools and libraries that received federal E-Rate funding and discounts must certify that they have internet filtering to prevent minors from viewing obscene or harmful content. “Schools subject to CIPA have two additional certification requirements: 1) their Internet safety policies must include monitoring the online activities of minors; and 2) as required by the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act, they must provide for educating minors about appropriate online behavior, including interacting with other individuals on social networking websites and in chat rooms, and cyberbullying awareness and response.”("Federal Communications Commission...
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...Privacy Protection Act. According to "Informationshield.com" (1998), The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) “prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices in connection with the collection, use, or disclosure of personally identifiable information from and about children on the Internet.”(para. 1) COPPA is in place to ensure children are being protected because children are learning more and more about technology and using it on a day-to-day basis. They are using it in the classroom at school, at home, and on their cellular devices. There are predators that collect information from websites geared towards children thirteen and under and these individuals try to gain a child’s trust and friendship in order to harm them. These types of ethical issues made the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act necessary. COPPA requires a parent to give consent for a child’s personal information to be collected or put to use for any reason. The companies that have websites are also responsible for providing and maintaining reasonable procedures to keep information confidential and secure. Another Act created to protect children is the Children’s Internet Protection Act, 2000. “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. CIPA imposes...
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