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On the recordOctober 7, 1998
I congratulate both of them, as they have been dedicated to raising the awareness of the garbage that we have on the Internet. No technology that we can devise, that stays in place very long, is going to actually protect our young children from the pitfalls of the stuff that we find on there. The only thing that we can do, and I think both of them have done this very well, is to raise the awareness of the need for adult supervision whenever young people go on the Internet. That is the only way. That is the only way we are going to get protection and also a public awareness and a public feeling that we are not going to do business with Internet providers who offer this stuff. We cannot protect and use this great tool called the glass highway and bring any integrity to it unless, No. 1, we secure it when I send a message to you. Of course, that is the encryption issue, and that is an issue we have to fight another day, as far as law enforcement surveillance and this type of thing is concerned. But we cannot be lulled or rocked into a position of where we are in a basket of comfort, thinking we have done the job and protected our children from the pedophiles and the garbage that we find on the Internet, because the Internet is going to reflect what we have in society. No matter where you go, you will find what you are looking for.

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Discussing the need for awareness and supervision regarding children's safety on the Internet.

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