OLPC United States/CIPA
Children's Internet Protection Act
For laptops deployed in USA, the laptop must integrate child-safe web filtering on the XO (not merely in the school server). Suppose the kid goes home and uses an alternate Internet gateway. If the XO is to be connected at home and comply with CIPA, it needs to have its own filtering.
On 6 May 2008, Scott Ananian wrote: This was a heavily requested G1G1 feature. New York City specifically requested that we disable all networking when not connected to a school server, in order to comply with CIPA. We'd like a better way.
