ars technica: The Family Online Safety Institute wants the new CTO's office to include a National Safety Officer, who would work with a proposed US Council for Internet Safety to help keep kids safe online, and oversee a $100 million education program.
The recommendations were issued at the group's annual conference Thursday, in a report titled "Making Wise Choices Online." As pointman for federal Internet child protection efforts, the NSO would oversee an Online Safety Program, modeled on the European Union's Safer Internet program, devoted to funding research and education projects. Funded to the tune of $100 million per year for three years, the OSP would accept competitive bids from NGOs to raise awareness about hazards children face online and study the efficacy of different child protection programs and policies.
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