From Deseret News archives:
Porn registry has limits
The registry, found at www.kidsregistry.utah.gov, went online last week. Businesses that send adult-oriented or pornographic e-mails are required to purge registered e-mail addresses from their mailing lists.
Utah is just the second state in the nation to establish what Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff describes as a do-not-call list for your child's e-mail account, which is notable. But it is not a foolproof measure, and it in no way absolves parents of their responsibility to carefully monitor their children's use of the Internet.
Computers with Internet access need to be placed in common areas of homes. Parents need to hone their own computer skills so they know how to search Web histories, how to access their child's e-mail accounts and learn their children's chat room nicknames. They also need to register any new e-mail accounts their children may create.
It remains to be seen whether Utah's Child Protection Registry will be challenged on constitutional grounds. The state now faces a federal lawsuit over its planned Adult Content Registry. That program requires any Internet sites that deal with adult content to register with Utah and thus be blocked by some Internet service providers at a user's request. Under the law, distributing potentially harmful material to minors is a felony offense.
In any event, the registry is a good idea that has obvious limitations, given that the Web is a worldwide phenomenon and state and federal laws have only so much reach. As such, parents should take seriously their role in keeping objectionable and harmful materials from vulnerable children's eyes and ears.
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