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Telling technophobes to google "parental controls" and download one of the free options is a great way to get people infected with malware or scamware.
by WiseWeasel 14y ago
Telling technophobes to google "parental controls" and download one of the free options is a great way to get people infected with malware or scamware.
- pyre 14y agoWhile that might not be the best of advice, I think the point is that people need to apply themselves. Just throwing up your hands and saying, "I don't understand," is shirking your responsibilities as a parent. Ask around with friends and family. Surely someone knows a person that has reasonable technical competency. If they don't know the answer ask them to look for you, or hell pay them a little bit to spend some time researching for you. If that fails, call up your local technology writer/reporter. I'm sure that if they don't already know of such things, it would make a great story/article for them to do (because surely there are a lot of other parents in the same boat as you).
- WiseWeasel 14y agoI grew up with unfettered access to the Internet, (at least to the degree that 14.4kbps could be considered "unfettered") and look at me; I turned out fine... giggity.