Xeni on CNN: Porn, your kids, your rights, and The Man

I'll join the hosts of CNN's Showbiz Tonight this evening for a segment examining what role the federal government should take in shielding kids from access to adult material online -- and concerns that free speech and privacy rights may be too easily trampled in the process.

Link to CNN Headline News "Showbiz Tonight home (airs 4pm PT / 7pm ET), and here is a related AP item about the eternally undead Child Online Protection Act, or COPA, which led to the DoJ's subpoenas for search engine data.

Also, Search Engine Watch news editor Gary D. Price says,

I put together this compilation of reports that come from the respected Congresional Research Service. They might be interesting reading and good reference tools. Link to Research Reports from the Congressional Research Service on Internet Privacy, Net Technology, and Protecting Children from "Unsuitable Material"

Update: CNN transcript of this evening's "Showbiz Tonight" is here.