>The solution is simple - any user interfaceable computing device expected to be sold to a minor must be child locked by default. [...]
Kids aren't heading to the local Apple Store for their iphones. They're getting them from their parents. Parental controls exist today. The problem is the lack of willingness from parents to monitor their kids' behavior, not the fact that you can buy an unrestricted communications device without photo id.
this. generally speaking i remember being exposed to questionable material on bbs' via a 2600 baud connection and xmodem "ui". i believe i was around 11 at the time. i remind/routinely impress our progeny several times a day (quite candidly as well, my SO and i are very honest and frank w our offspring) that "the internet" is both impressive and dangerous and to essentially never assume good intent. sop i had and i made it through. gl out there parents
A jpg that you thought was a Star Wars poster but turned out to be Pamela Anderson, is a manageble situation. Talking with someone one IRC and starting to get the creeps after a while, manageble.
It's a lot harder these days to teach kids that pretty much everything they see online and on TV, has a narrative and should be considered deceptive, even though you might not be sure why. It really takes the fun and natural interest away when you have to look at everything trough your Black Mirror glasses or filter.
i dont really struggle with it. Neither does my family. like comedy: its all in the delivery. plenty of fun and wonder out there, its just important to test for pattern matches
When they buy the phone the default option is unrestricted. The default should be restricted, including when resetting. Including when setting up other accounts. This is a solved problem, but it would cost big tech billions in lost revenue from malicious markets.
Kids aren't heading to the local Apple Store for their iphones. They're getting them from their parents. Parental controls exist today. The problem is the lack of willingness from parents to monitor their kids' behavior, not the fact that you can buy an unrestricted communications device without photo id.