NTIA names Online Safety Technical Working Group members

by on April 28, 2009 · 4 comments

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced the members of the new Online Safety and Technology Working Group (OSTWG).  I am honored to be among those chosen to participate in this new task force and I look forward to continuing the work started last year with the Harvard Berkman Center’s Internet Safety Technical Task Force (ISTTF), which I also served on.   I was very proud of the work done by the ISTTF and the impressive final report that Prof. John Palfrey crafted to reflect our findings.  I am eager to investigate these issues further and take a look at the latest research and technologies that can help us better understand how to protect our kids online while also protecting the free speech and privacy rights of Netizens.

The new NTIA working group, which was established under the “Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act,” will report to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information on industry-implemented online child safety tools and efforts. Within a year of convening its first meeting, the group will submit a report of its findings and make recommendations on how to increase online safety measures.

Below the fold I have listed the complete roster of OSTWG task force members.  I very much looking forward to working with this outstanding group.  And I’m happy to report that my TLF blogging colleague Braden Cox will be joining me on this task force!

Ms. Parry Aftab, WiredSafety Ms. Elizabeth Banker, Yahoo! Inc. Mr. Christopher Bubb, AOL Ms. Anne Collier, Net Family News, Inc./ConnectSafely.org* Mr. Braden Cox, NetChoice Coalition Ms. Caroline Curtin, Microsoft Mr. Brian Cute, Afilias U.S.A. Mr. Jeremy Geigle, Arizona Family Council Ms. Marsali Hancock, Internet Keep Safe Coalition Mr. Michael Kaiser, National Cyber Security Alliance Mr. Christopher Kelly, Facebook Mr. Brian Knapp, Loopt, Inc. Mr. Timothy Lordan, Internet Education Foundation Mr. Larry Magid, SafeKids.com/ConnectSafely.org Mr. Brian Markwalter, Consumer Electronics Association Mr. Michael McKeehan, Verizon Communications, Inc. Dr. Samuel McQuade, III, Rochester Institute of Technology Ms. Orit Michiel, Motion Picture Association of America, Inc. Mr. John Morris, Center for Democracy & Technology Mr. Jonathon Nevett, Network Solutions, LLC Mr. Hemanshu Nigam, MySpace/Fox Interactive Media* Ms. Jill Nissen, Ning, Inc. Mr. Jay Opperman, Comcast Corporation Mr. Kevin Rupy, United States Telecom Association Mr. John Shehan, National Center for Missing & Exploited Children Mr. K. Dane Snowden, CTIA – the Wireless Association Mr. Adam Thierer, Progress & Freedom Foundation Ms. Patricia Vance, Entertainment Software Rating Board Mr. Ralph Yarro, The CP80 Foundation

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About Adam Thierer

Adam Thierer is a senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University. He previously served as President of The Progress & Freedom Foundation, as Director of Telecommunications Studies at the Cato Institute, and as a Fellow in Economic Policy at the Heritage Foundation. He is the author or editor of six books on technology and media policy and also writes a weekly column for Forbes called "Technologies of Freedom." Thierer earned his bachelor's degree in political science and journalism at Indiana University and received his master's degree in international business management and trade theory at the University of Maryland. His passions in life (besides technology and liberty, of course) are fast cars, fine cigars, and good beer.

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