Cyber safety

[Malcolm Boura <rlo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Sir,

We feel obliged to oppose this proposal.

We support efforts to improve online safety. Unfortunately groups such 
as the one proposed almost invariably espouse policies some of which are 
based on folk law rather than fact. Consequently some of their actions 
harm the very people that they claim to be protecting. Policy must be 
based on evidence, anything else is suppersition and indistinguishable 
from prejudice. For example it is not coincidence that the most prudish 
western countries eg USA, have about ten times the teenage pregnancy 
rates of the most liberal countries eg Denmark and The Netherlands. The 
probable risk of harm to young people outweighs the possible benefits of 
groups such as this. Please see our recent submission to The Scottish 
Government for a more detailed consideration of these issues. 
http://www.british-naturism.org.uk/mediacentre/files/submission_CYPSCD_TSG_0902.pdf 

Best wishes

Malcolm Boura

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Research and Liaison Officer
British Naturism
www.british-naturism.org.uk

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