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This is why I pre-emptively set up WPA2-Enterprise on my wireless network and replaced my EdgeRouter X with a VM running Sophos XG. I just ordered parts to bui
by snuxoll 9y ago
This is why I pre-emptively set up WPA2-Enterprise on my wireless network and replaced my EdgeRouter X with a VM running Sophos XG.
I just ordered parts to build myself a new PC, my 5 year old will inherit my old rig as her first real computer. Any device connected to the network with her profile automatically triggers the Sophos VM to enable filtering (including HTTPS) for that client, so I can give her access to basic educational sites and games without worrying too much about the big bad internet and what a child with unfettered access could run across.
Even when she hits her teenage years she isn’t going to get totally unsupervised access, adolescents deserve some privacy but not at the cost of their safety - I made plenty of mistakes online when I was younger and want to ensure I can help her avoid them (especially given how social media loves to deanonymize you).
- junkscience2017 9y agoYour daughter soon won't care about your PC, PCs are for old people. She will be on her phone using LTE. If she can't get that, you will have arguments so loud the neighbors will look out their windows. I was once in your shoes, prepare for defeat.
- snuxoll 9y agoShe loves using my Wacom tablet, so I’m going to install my Corel Draw license on her machine - not to mention she loves playing Minecraft and wants to play all the mods and custom maps she’s seen on DanTDM’s YouTube channel. She may not use it as heavily as I did with my PC when I was younger, but even I make frequent use of my iPhone and iPad for some casual tasks these days.