Colleagues/ A Major Report Officially Released Today by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard /Gerry _Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies_ Final Report of the Internet Safety Technical Task Force to the Multi-State Working Group on Social Networking of State Attorneys General of the United States Published January 14, 2009 Authored by John Palfrey, Dena Sacco, danah boyd, Laura DeBonis, Internet Safety Technical Task Force The Internet Safety Technical Task Force was a group of Internet businesses, non-profit organizations, academics, and technology companies that joined together to identify effective tools and technologies to create a safer environment on the Internet for youth. It was created in February 2008 in accordance with the "Joint Statement on Key Principles of Social Networking Safety" announced in January 2008 by the Attorneys General Multi-State Working Group on Social Networking and MySpace. The Task Force was directed by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society. It submitted its Final Report to the Attorneys General in December, 2008. Download the Final Report * Executive Summary (51KB PDF) * Full Report, including Executive Summary and Appendices (2.7MB PDF) * Appendix A: Joint Statement on Key Principles of Social Networking Safety (400KB PDF) * Appendix B: Task Force Project Plan (50KB PDF) * Appendix C: Literature Review from the Research Advisory Board (266KB PDF) * Appendix D: Report of the Technology Advisory Board and Exhibits (419KB PDF) * Appendix E: Submissions from Social Network Sites (1MB PDF) * Appendix F: Statements from Members of the Task Force (600KB PDF) Links to The Report and Its Sections, a Navigable Document Version, and News Coverage Are Available At [ http://tinyurl.com/972x6g ] Enjoy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu <mailto:gerrymck@iastate.edu> There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come / Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 <http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490> ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ <http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/> ]