I am boggled by the sheer number of readings related to children's internet use rights and protections. These privacy barriers and protections are meant to accomplish one goal.
Just as many of the readings have suggested, kids need to be guided and aided as they learn and develop the skills needed to analyze their world intelligently. These intentions of guidance and protection are good to the core. However, the zealous effort of shielding and protecting may sometimes also block needed content. Examples of this became appearant through the use of filtering software. Taken in one context "breast" has a sexual connotation. In other applications, "breast + cancer" = a legitimate search query that should not be blocked.
Filtering should occur to protect young minds from graphic violence and lewd material, but blocking any and connotative language impedes the patron's right to seek information and gain knowledge.
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