1. Sure, the open Internet is not a child-safe network. 2. Changing the Internet to be child-safe would mean adding restrictions such that it changes into a no

1. Sure, the open Internet is not a child-safe network. 2. Changing the Internet to be child-safe would mean adding restrictions such that it changes into a non-open network. 3. People who like the Internet the way it is, don't want this to happen. This explains > some people feel very strongly that even questioning the situation is wrong -- they will cede no point that could support measures that would close up the Net. This is tactically understandable. Unfortunately, it's a barrier to communication and fully-open debate on the issue. 4. I, for one, like the Internet the way it is. 5. My sort of proposal: building an alternative family-safe network upon the existing protocol. Put regulations into this new thing, leave the old one alone. 6. Family-friendly computing needs a whole new paradigm, as I see it. First, put aside the 'personal computer' as a basic unit. All terminals on the famnet will be shared, household ones. Like a a game console that sits in the living room. No personal accounts. No private email that the superuser parents can spy on, just no (fake) privacy at all. A radical re-imagining is needed! 7. Or let some some corporation take care of it for you. Block all sites except Facebook.