FC: San Francisco bans filters in libraries -- nevermind the Feds

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Wed Oct 03 2001 - 06:06:26 PDT

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    Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 00:43:32 -0400 (EDT)
    From: David Cassel <destinyat_private>
    To: <declanat_private>
    Subject: SF bans filters
    
    http://latimes.com/news/nationworld/wire/sns-ap-library-filters1002oct02.story?coll=la%2Dap%2Dtopnews%2Dheadlines
    
    
                        SAN FRANCISCO -- Internet filters designed to
                        keep pornography away from children were
                        banned at city libraries despite a federal law
                        mandating them.
    
                        San Francisco's Board of Supervisors voted
                        unanimously Monday to ban the filters from library
                        computers, a move that could cost the city $20,000
                        in federal funds. The board left it up to the Library
                        Commission to decide whether to install filtering
                        software in children's areas.
    
    
    
    
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