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If iOS allowed other browsers, then parental controls as described in https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304 will obv
by btilly 4y ago
If iOS allowed other browsers, then parental controls as described in https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304 https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201304 will obviously not work. Which eliminates a feature that many parents like.
Yes, yes. I'm well aware that there are many workarounds. Kids get around it. But, like the lock on your front door, its purpose is to give you a feeling of safety. And not to actually be safe.
- smoldesu 4y agoThe XNU kernel has great network filtering capabilities, and any modern OS can filter traffic on the kernel level. Apple could force all third-party browsers to use an entitlement that simply designates them as a browsing application, and then extend the firewall/screen time rules to those apps. It's not rocket science, content blockers have been doing this since the early 2000s.
- jaywalk 4y agoiOS Parental Controls already allow restricting app installs. Apple could easily add an additional option to restrict installing third-party web browsers while allowing other types of apps to be installed. I'm not willing to give Apple a pass on this major issue just because they'd have to slightly rework their Parental Controls.