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Apple Awarded 'Anti-Sexting' Patent
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Great option for parents. Hope it is designed well so it can actually help parents that choose to implement it.
Great option for parents. Hope it is designed well so it can actually help parents that choose to implement it.
aristotle
macrumors 68000
Uh, no. You do realize that the iPhone right now has parental controls that can be enabled, that they are not enabled by default and that the iPods had parental controls for some time now?
If you are not a parent of a child then this will not affect you so I don't see why you are getting worked up. It is still the responsibility of the "PARENT" to turn these sorts of features "ON" in the first place.
In a "NUTSHELL", the "PARENT" has to actively turn these restrictions "ON" for each device.
Come one....
this is sofa king stupid. I thought this was going to scan images sent from one to another and then alert. Not just text... kinda dumb.
this is sofa king stupid. I thought this was going to scan images sent from one to another and then alert. Not just text... kinda dumb.
Small White Car
macrumors G4
I do have a kid and I'd feel like a total failure as a partent if I used this product.
Well, now, see, THAT sounds like a wonderful product. Seriously. I'd love to get an e-mail saying "your kid used the F-word 300 times this week." Then, yeah, I'd chat with him about it. Ask if he'd noticd that he was doing it...start a conversation.
But that's not what the article is about. It's about outright blocking the words as they're sent. Not cool.
So to bring it back to your first question again... People are negative because the patent doesn't match the idea you came up with. It's something different.
Try reading the patent folks:
"The content of such a message is controlled by filtering the message based on defined criteria. The criteria may be defined according to a parental control application. These techniques also may be used, in accordance with instructional embodiments, to require the administered devices to include certain text in messages. These embodiments might, for example, require that a certain number of Spanish words per day be included in e-mails for a child learning Spanish. "
"The content of such a message is controlled by filtering the message based on defined criteria. The criteria may be defined according to a parental control application. These techniques also may be used, in accordance with instructional embodiments, to require the administered devices to include certain text in messages. These embodiments might, for example, require that a certain number of Spanish words per day be included in e-mails for a child learning Spanish. "
Ummmm
How about 6. Steve
'My Steve is so broken from the work you did on it last night!'
How about 6. Steve
'My Steve is so broken from the work you did on it last night!'
andiwm2003
macrumors 601
is anybody actually reading?
the feature is optional and will most likely be used for parental controls or by companies.
you and your GF will continue to have fun unless you are stupid enough to accidentally activate that feature.
Do you really think you can teach todays kids proper behavior by censoring a couple of words on their phone?
jamesryanbell
macrumors 68020
Mochi Hana
macrumors 6502a
I guess this could be good news for businesses that might be looking into implementing iPhones in an enterprise setting.
Talk about stupid patents. This is by far the dumbest thing I have ever seen.
Thankfully you don't have kids. Please keep it that way.
Thankfully you don't have kids. Please keep it that way.
couldn't they just email the pics instead of texting them? there is an email app built into the iphone that allows you to send photos taken from your iphone, you know? /rhetorical question
edit: nevermind: not everyone has a smartphone! lol!
edit: nevermind: not everyone has a smartphone! lol!
ctdonath
macrumors 68000
Yeah, nothing encourages a kid to talk like letting him know you're monitoring his conversations right down to counting occurrences of naughty words.
andiwm2003
macrumors 601
No, but you can protect them from sending out profane stuff that will embarras or even harm them later when people find out (e.g. your kid wants to get a scholarship or join an orchestra).
Also you set an example what is ok and what is not ok. Smart kids will learn, not so smart kids will circumvent that filter and face the consequences eventually.
"I've heard that he's got a huge carrot."
"De wanna wanga?"
"Succuse my nubble!"
Oh, the possibilities.
"De wanna wanga?"
"Succuse my nubble!"
Oh, the possibilities.
Haha! I'm pretty sure it will be optional. I can't imagine Apple would implement this for all users everywhere and anywhere. Although the idea of Apple cleaning up our texts does make me laugh.
What do you reckon $%@# is in place of?
I cannot believe I studied for the math test for five **** hours and only got a C. Check out the attatched.
Nope. Doesn't make sense.
I cannot believe I studied for the math test for five **** hours and only got a C. Check out the attatched.
Nope, although the hours were likely ****.
I cannot believe I studied for the math test for five **** hours and only got a C. Check out the attatched.
Nope. I'm stumped.
SPUY767
macrumors 68020
Of course it's completely optional, it's part of parental controls. I think it's a good thing. Allow parents to control their children. If parents can be held responsible for the actions of their children, anything that helps parents keep those actions under control is a good thing.
Better than Apple patents it up front rather than implement it and have someone else sue them. The patent system is broken, as such, Apple has to patent everything.
Carlanga
macrumors 604
Why so many negatives to this, is the majority of the macrumors readership made up of underage kids now? As long as this is optional and not something to add to the auto-correction software I think is good. Most probably, they will implement this in the parental control settings. If this becomes obligatory for everyone then it's a bad move... They will make this as an optional feature for parental control to keep kids on track and I think is good.
The only real way to control children is a lobotomy. Then you don't need the iPhone.
WIN.
