Originally posted by hetfeild:
Originally posted by sigma:
Originally posted by TGO:
why? can anyone argue that access to porno for any reason is necessary?? 
The problem is that porn filters filter out very legitimate sites. Most any site on human sexuality, a popular college topic (both officially and unofficially) is going to be blocked by filters.
It also instills the "Big Brother" feeling. When I was in college I couldn't find many students who would have been opposed to blocking porn in labs or the library, but installing filters implies that the school can now control what you have access to, porn or not.
What happens when you put these filters in place to block porn, but someone complains that they were offended by someone looking up Satanism, or white supremacy? Does the institution have an obligation to block other sites? What happens if they do decide to block a site and someone can't complete research on a project? There are too many grey areas and catch 22's.
Yeah, this is a big problem for us at work. I work in IT for the public school system, and filtering is a constant battle. It is not something you just "turn on" and walk away. Google Images is our biggest issue right now. Even if you filter out pornographic sites, Google Images will still show all the thumbnails of the sites.
So what do we do, block Google? 
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