Who Watches the Watchers? April 26, 2007
Posted by Matthew Woolums in Articles/Videos.trackback
CNET News is reporting that filter software maker Websense has offered to buy rival filter software maker SurfControl. Direct link to the report is listed below.
This sort of consolidation makes me wonder about the future of school-based Internet filters. Due to many government regulations tied to funding, filters are a common part of the Internet landscape in schools, but what happens when there if there is only one voice that determines what that filter should be? Is that a potentially dangerous development?
On a more practical side, what happens if the buyout goes through, and the large amount of debt eventually sinks the company? If large numbers of schools and districts rely on a product that goes out of business, where does that leave them for compliance?
http://news.com.com/2110-7350_3-6179677.html?part=rss&tag=2547-1_3-0-5&subj=news
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