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EPIC Submits FOIA Request to DoD on Children's Browsing

EPIC has filed a series of FOIA requests to obtain information from the Department of Defense and the agency's purchase of aggregate data on children's Internet browsing habits. The Department of Defense is paying $15,000 for data collected by N2H2. N2H2 collects data from children's Internet browsing behavior through the use of content filters installed at public and private schools and colleges across the country.

EPIC FOIA Request, EPIC Web Page.
The Army Is Watching Your Kid, Wired, January 29, 2001.
Group Wants Feds To Disclose Plans For Kids' Net Data, Newsbytes, January 29, 2001.