What are the main benefits of controls on use of publicly funded computers for individuals and communities?
Those who commented on this measure and responded to the question on benefits tended to say that they thought this was a good measure without identifying specific benefits. Where more detailed comments about benefits were made, the benefits were described in terms of protecting women and children from being exposed to restricted or unwanted material. • Women and children should be protected from this and other violent material. Publicly funded computers should not be used to download this type of material. • A woman in the crowd explained that the audits of computers had happened in the community and they were good to ensure that people using these computers did not have to confront any illegal material. • Register of users (and purposes) is set up to record the people accessing the computers. Keeps people from getting into trouble. • This is a shame thing to talk about, women shaking their heads saying no to pornography. They understood about the report ‘Little children are Sacred’. F
