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If my kid someone ordered a cellphone without my knowledge and got it shipped to my house and opened it and set it up, I have a lot bigger problems than him fin
by danielweber 14y ago
If my kid someone ordered a cellphone without my knowledge and got it shipped to my house and opened it and set it up, I have a lot bigger problems than him finding sex or "wrong" political opinions on that phone.
While I know some people at HN would still be mad if the App Store defaulted to "kid safe," it's a fix with much smaller side-effects than outright bans. Assuming "to protect the kids" is really the motive.
- delinka 14y agoNow suppose that clueless suburban soccer mom got her kid an iPhone and doesn't [want to] know anything about configuring this device. Box arrives, she hands it to the kid. Yes, this parent has problems. And it's this situation that Apple thinks they're watching out for.
- jlgreco 14y agoThen the kid stumbles across adult material on his new fancy phone, and is apparently scarred for life. Oh wait, this already "happens". The phones come with webbrowsers.