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Why didn't Google use IP addresses too? Because doing so poses its own problems that a big company like Google doesn't want to deal with. For example, shared of
by mustpax 17y ago
Why didn't Google use IP addresses too? Because doing so poses its own problems that a big company like Google doesn't want to deal with. For example, shared offices often use one IP address. If someone locks safe search there, it is locked for everyone.
This is a cool idea, but, as you admit, exceedingly error prone. There is no reliable way to determine who actually owns an IP address. With dynamic IPs it can even lead to one user blocking search for another user. Lock safe search, renew DHCP license, repeat.
How do you plan to deal with these conflicts?
- epi0Bauqu 17y agoUnless and until there is some compelling reason to do so, I don't.
- ggrot 17y agoIt seems like mustpax just presented a compelling reason to do so.
- epi0Bauqu 17y agoNo, a compelling reason is when you have lots of users in the same or similar situation asking you to do so.
- thaumaturgy 17y agoSo how do you handle dynamic IP spaces? Otherwise, it's not all that hard for one Comcast or AT&T user to lock safe search for their neighbors.
- epi0Bauqu 17y agoIt's really meant for schools and businesses. However, if someone locks safe search for their neighbors, that is OK with me.
- thaumaturgy 17y agoI think you're going to have to either re-evaluate this at some point in the future, or be forced to deal with claims of censorship. It's obvious that you don't care right now, but your current algorithm clearly creates a diminishing market for "unsafe" search users, until they're forced finally to buy themselves fixed IPs which hopefully haven't been locked by the previous owner. I'll stick my neck out here and say that, dammit, I ought to have the ability to find pictures of naked people, and that someone else should not be able to make that choice for me. And, furthermore, that there's nothing wrong with that.