I think parents should have access to easy to operate parental controls to help them do their parenting.
replyYes, parental controls already exist. You’re up and down this thread advocating for this particular bill, but what does the technical solution actually look like to you beyond the controls already available? And with regards to account creation specifically, what do you see as a workable solution that isn’t defeated by a “pinky swear”?
replyCan you name a piece of parental control software that tells relevant apps and sites whether I'm above 13/18?
replyI'm sure there's plenty of software that can block sites entirely, but that's a lot less useful.
And how much should I trust the popular products on a scale of 1-10? An OS setting doesn't need much trust.
> And with regards to account creation specifically, what do you see as a workable solution that isn’t defeated by a “pinky swear”?
I'll copy a different reply: "It's set by the administrator of the computer, so a parent can set it for their child instead of hoping their child is honest to every single individual site. That's the difference between a parental control and a pinky swear."
The idea of something like this isn't to replace parents, it's to give them a simple centralized tool. The parent has the admin account.
Is D) parenting what they do for cigarettes in stores today as well?
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