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This isn't information parents couldn't have gotten previously if they had been bothered. App/service installed on the machine for monitoring (like ActivTrak),
by Nexxxeh 11y ago
This isn't information parents couldn't have gotten previously if they had been bothered. App/service installed on the machine for monitoring (like ActivTrak), transparent proxy, custom DNS server etc.
Parents have a responsibility to explain to children safe internet use, and ensure their safety. This is a sensible feature. "We trust you to use the computer, but we will be checking."
Yes, the child's use of the computer can be monitored. If that's news to the child, then the child has bigger IT education issues.
The only problem is that it's apparently not obvious that it's being turned on.
- Someone 11y ago"We trust you to use the computer, but we will be checking." Translate: we don't trust you. In the same vein: you can't both trust your spouse and check the Ashley Madison dumps.
- gotrythis 11y agoI'm not all that sure that's reasonable even if the parents disclose the monitoring and give their children the choice to self-censor. How many parents will spy on their kids, family, and friends without their consent, in order to ensure their safety? Most here don't seem to like it when the government does it to us.
- acqq 11y agoEarlier, parents had to do specific steps, but now it looks that surveillance and reporting is done without asking, see my other comment here for details.