Peacefire Takes Aim at Censorware
Since the House and Senate passed corresponding versions of the Labor HHS Education Appropriations Bill (HR 4577) on Friday, with an amendment included to require the use of blocking software in schools and libraries that receive federal funding, it is likely to become law soon.
The American Library Association announced the passage of the House bill in the December 15 issue of the ALA Washington Office Newsline <http://peacefire.org/censorware/alawon.12-15-2000.txt>.
In response, Peacefire has released a bypass program—eponymously named “Peacefire”—which can disable all popular Windows blocking software (Cyber Patrol, SurfWatch, Net Nanny, CYBERsitter, X-Stop, Cyber Snoop, PureSight) with the click of a button. The program is available at <http://www.peacefire.org/bypass/>.
ASFAR Elects New Board of Directors
Following its annual general election concluded on November 27, 1999, ASFAR seated the following people as its new Officers and Board of Directors: Joshua L. Freeman, Director; Matthew Havens, Director; Justin Mallone, Director and President; Larissa Price, Director and Vice-President; David Schneider-Joseph, Director and Secretary; Oliver Traldi, Director; Susan Wishnetsky, Director and Treasurer. The new Board looks forward to an excellent year for progress in youth rights.