What is the COPA report about?
COPA released its report to the U.S. Congress on October 20, 2000. This report contains the commission’s evaluations of the current technologies used to protect minors on the web. The report also includes an overview and evaluations of new and emerging technologies, which we should get to see in the upcoming years.

The tested technologies
COPA’s report included a review of seven tool categories currently used to protect children online. The following were included:

* Online Resources
Collections of online safety resources, such as this one, are helpful to parents and educators who can use them to find more information.

* Family Education Program
Community outreach programs can educate families and help parents protect their kids from inappropriate content.

* Server-Side Filtering
Some Internet Service Providers (ISPs) use a list of URLs (Internet address) to filter out questionable material. These lists are often incomplete and hard to maintain. They may also be unfair to all those above the age of 18 who will be restricted from the same sites as their neighbor’s 7 year old.

* Client-Side Filtering
URL lists can be used by individual families to protect their children. This can be done with the help of filtering tools or by specifying unwanted URLs in your browser. These lists however, are not fully effective because they are incomplete.

* Labeling and Rating
Some web sites choose to rate themselves with one of the online rating systems, such SafeSurf or RSACi. These rating systems are used by browsers with set parental controls. Unfortunately, not all web sites register with online rating systems.

* Credit-Card Age Verification Systems
Some adult web sites require a credit card number from visitors to ensure that no one under 18 can gain access. This, however, is not used by all adult sites. Also, visitors will most likely get to see a couple of adult images before supplying their credit card info.

* ID Age Verification Systems
Adult web sites may opt for checking their visitor’s ID before letting them enter the site. This, however, is rarely used and expensive.

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