Mere Words In A Book Will Not Make Children Safer
The post Mere Words In A Book Will Not Make Children Safer appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 07: An attendee holds a new Apple iPhone 14 Pro during an Apple … More special event on September 07, 2022 in Cupertino, California. Apple unveiled the new iPhone 14 as well as new versions of the Apple Watch, including the Apple Watch SE, a low-cost version of the popular timepiece that will start st $249. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images For as long as age has been used as a limiting factor for getting into public establishments, purchasing market goods, going to work, and even going to war, enterprising individuals at all ages have been successfully working around the limits. Remember fake IDs? The history of age verification evasion rates substantial mention as politicians on the state and national levels either purposely or unwittingly forget it. Think the various “App Store Accountability” laws making their way through state legislatures, along with Congress itself. These would-be, and in some states already passed laws are superfluous at best, perilous at worst. Starting with superfluous, the legislation would essentially require Apple and Google to act as the proverbial ID check at the bar when people of all ages use their products, and in particular add apps or otherwise avail themselves of the endless suite of options offered on their products. Apple and Google are way ahead of lawmakers. They long ago installed features for parents to use so that they can not just limit screen-time on their devices, but crucially tailor the limits to times of day. During school hours parents can block access to apps and internet locales that might distract their children, and they can do the same during homework hours at night, along with late at night when young people should be sleeping instead of searching, communicating, or both. What about apps and…
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CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 07: An attendee holds a new Apple iPhone 14 Pro during an Apple … More special event on September 07, 2022 in Cupertino, California. Apple unveiled the new iPhone 14 as well as new versions of the Apple Watch, including the Apple Watch SE, a low-cost version of the popular timepiece that will start st $249. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images For as long as age has been used as a limiting factor for getting into public establishments, purchasing market goods, going to work, and even going to war, enterprising individuals at all ages have been successfully working around the limits. Remember fake IDs? The history of age verification evasion rates substantial mention as politicians on the state and national levels either purposely or unwittingly forget it. Think the various “App Store Accountability” laws making their way through state legislatures, along with Congress itself. These would-be, and in some states already passed laws are superfluous at best, perilous at worst. Starting with superfluous, the legislation would essentially require Apple and Google to act as the proverbial ID check at the bar when people of all ages use their products, and in particular add apps or otherwise avail themselves of the endless suite of options offered on their products. Apple and Google are way ahead of lawmakers. They long ago installed features for parents to use so that they can not just limit screen-time on their devices, but crucially tailor the limits to times of day. During school hours parents can block access to apps and internet locales that might distract their children, and they can do the same during homework hours at night, along with late at night when young people should be sleeping instead of searching, communicating, or both. What about apps and…
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