Apple Patents New Anti-Sexting Technology

[Grimace]

http://www.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/10/13/apple.sexting.patent/index.html?hpt=T2

Morality big brother or helpful deterrent?

 

[quagmire]

If it is a parental control feature, then fine I am ok with it. If it is permanently on, then it's big brother.

 

[jav6454]

If it is a parental control feature, then fine I am ok with it. If it is permanently on, then it's big brother.

Gigigity....

 

[notjustjay]

Never gonna work. As any 8-year-old boy already knows, anything can sound dirty if you say it right.

 

[stridemat]

It's a good concept, but as others have mentioned its a flawed. There will always be ways to 'get' round the software restrictions. Give Parents back the responsibility.

 

[BigQid]

If it is a parental control feature, then fine I am ok with it. If it is permanently on, then it's big brother.

If there was a like button, you, sir would get a like. I couldn't agree more. That said, if you are old enough to be sending sexts, you're probably at that technologically smarter than your parents age.