Parents and enterprises warned of Podporn problem

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1. January 10, 2006 2:32 PM
   PanicX said:
   [quote]Unlike the PC, which has a number of integrated parental controls available to stop the viewing of porn by minors, devices such as the iPod or the Sony PSP are more open to these activities, and require even more diligent parental involvement.[/quote]My PC has integrated porn controls? You mean I'm not seeing all I can see? Why was I never told of this before?Oh, and whitelisting on your [url=http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E1683
   124001]hardware firewall[/url] (what you dont have one?) will prevent any content from reaching your children, if you're so inclined.
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2. January 10, 2006 2:36 PM
   mastronaut said:
   I posted this earlier today, call me crazy...Posted by mastronaut | 2006-01-10 08:54:10 As if I need another reason to quit using the internet! The more I read the more jaded I become about the world wide net. I wish I could let my kids use this tool as an educational portal, but I have to worry about them haphazardly stumbling into porn just doing a google search! Now I have to keep them from using IMs too? This is nuts! I know kids should be monitored while on the computer blah, blah, my best monitor is just hand em a library card with no internet access and a pen and paper to 'message' their friends. No really, how can technology so promising turn into such a nightmare? Is there any hope for humanity?hackers think of everything, yeesh...
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3. January 10, 2006 2:39 PM
   asphix said:
   ..... Wow, lets hope the parents and political entities looking to gain support of said parents dont go completely nuts on this.It's fine to be concerned about this.. but the whole video game fiasco started out as a concern as well and look where it is now. Its horrible that things like this happen to good products, but I guess there must be a demand for it.Having an .xxx domain would make management of things like this so much easier.
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4. January 10, 2006 2:45 PM
   Cartz said:
   Frankly, any kid who has an iPod Video under the age of 18 has already been so spoiled by his parents that any additional damage done by viewing a bit of porn on it will be a drop in the bucket.Seriously, if parents are worried about their kids getting access to porn through an iPod or PSP the solution is simple, don't buy your kid an iPod or a PSP.As despicable as the porn industry is, in a money driven culture like the West you cannot fault a company for pursuing a profitable business venture.I'm sure Apple and Sony will soon come up with a set of parental control software that will put the brakes on any easy porn access.The solution for parents spoiling their kids so rotten that they expect to recieve $600 dollar mobile video player is a much more difficult puzzle to solve.
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5. January 10, 2006 2:46 PM
   cyrax said:
   Yeah, the last thing we need is another political crusade......You go rockstar!
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6. January 10, 2006 2:58 PM
   Vaerilis said:
   What kind of nonsense is this?Quote from the article:"While most parents realize that internet pornography is a danger and have taken steps to protect their children, they are less aware of the ease with which sexually explicit content can be downloaded and viewed on the latest portable digital media players, SurfControl said."Isn't it actually easier to access the pornographic content on the PC that was used to download it? Another quote:"Devices such as the video iPod obtain media directly from a PC. Anyone who can browse the web can download pictures to their computer and upload them onto the iPod."Directly from the PC, big deal. What's stopping anyone from viewing them on the PC instead of hassling with uploading them to a portable device? And now, something completely different: in my opinion, no child unfit to see a porn movie should have a video iPod. I mean, come on, why would a small child need an expensive portable video and music player? It's unnecessary at home, unnecessary at school and kids don't travel that much, either.On another notice, porn won't stop children in their development or turn them into perverted maniacs. This holy war against pornogaphy is just absurd.Edit: I know that PSPs can surf the net, but they're not exactly the most effective tool to download movies.
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7. January 10, 2006 3:02 PM
   mentaljedi said:
   Many people don't like porn but its just another type of entertainment. Many people have strong views but all its is is enertainment for 18+ (And unfortnatly and illegally many below). I don't see why they even bother anymore. If kids want to see porn, they will one way or the other. What i think is that you should get the kid to trust you more so that if he/she has any quieres, they go to the pearents instead of some chatroom where he/she talkjs to a friend who is the "same age" but is far older and hasn't got goo intentions. Exposure to porn is enevitable. I've been exposed since i was 11. But it was the fac thtat i could talk to my parents about anything that i needed to know which made me see it less and less and now i don't bother with it anymore... and now i'm going for the real thing! lol
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8. January 10, 2006 3:41 PM
   phantasm66 said:
   [b]Originally posted by PanicX:[/b][quote]My PC has integrated porn controls? You mean I'm not seeing all I can see? Why was I never told of this before?[/quote]OK I take your point, what I mean is that it can be supplied with porn control, and it has the ability to block websites.[b]Originally posted by mentaljedi:[/b][quote]Exposure to porn is enevitable. I've been exposed since i was 11. [/quote]I first saw pr0n when I was about 9.
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9. January 10, 2006 3:45 PM
   2old said:
   Mentaljedi makes a good point about trust and children. I am still dismayed and disheartened by the fact "that adult content providers are poised to capitalize on this new market by developing a raft of adult-content videos aimed squarely at these devices".I mean really - is this necessary? Do we need to have porn on our 5 inch screens for those times when we have walked away from the porn on our pc screens?And whilst I dont necessarily agree with Cartz (above) when he says "As despicable as the porn industry is, in a money driven culture like the West you cannot fault a company for pursuing a profitable business venture. " as I dont agree that you need to throw ethics away just because you are a business I do hope he is right in saying"I'm sure Apple and Sony will soon come up with a set of parental control software that will put the brakes on any easy porn access. "
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10. January 10, 2006 4:05 PM
    Vaerilis said:
    [b]Originally posted by 2old:[/b][quote]Mentaljedi makes a good point about trust and children. I am still dismayed and disheartened by the fact "that adult content providers are poised to capitalize on this new market by developing a raft of adult-content videos aimed squarely at these devices".I mean really - is this necessary? Do we need to have porn on our 5 inch screens for those times when we have walked away from the porn on our pc screens?[/quote]It's not like they're forcing it on you. In this case, you have to download it to your portable device - and pay for it beforehand -, only then will you get porn on your Video iPod. It's not an invasive marketing strategy, just a logical supply-demand relationship. New portables appear -> a new market segment appears. Now porn advertisements on the internet, those are another story. However, that kind of content can be filtered to a certain degree rather easily.
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11. January 10, 2006 4:27 PM
    fury said:
    [quote]devices such as the iPod or the Sony PSP are more open to these activities, and require even more diligent parental involvement.[/quote]You mean... parents actually have to... BE PARENTS?! O_O*gasp*What is the world coming to?
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12. January 10, 2006 4:39 PM
    exscind said:
    Using iPods to watch porn? Wow. If you know how to use iPod to get porn, you probably know the how's in a PC. And come on, can you actually see anything with those small screens? (har har size joke, okay enough of that).I think people and/or the porn industry are just getting desperate. First of all, I don't think the porn industry will thrive in the iPod market. It just seems too inconvenient; sharp image (without squinting your eyes) is already difficult enough with news streams and the likes, I don't think porn will have any market share here.[b]Originally posted by Cartz:[/b][quote]Seriously, if parents are worried about their kids getting access to porn through an iPod or PSP the solution is simple, don't buy your kid an iPod or a PSP.[/quote]Well, okay. I don't agree kids should have access to porn too, but that logic is just flawed. That was the same logic that parents tried to use on kids a few years back with the Internet boom. I was a kid back then, and I am sure a few people here were/are too. Parents should learn how to educate their kids - telling them the rights and wrongs - instead of overprotection because they don't know their kids at all. Plus, I'm sure a firewall/parental control interface feature will soon follow when some parent activists start rallying up.
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13. January 10, 2006 6:05 PM
    xerowingsx5k said:
    The world wide net is like a city. There are good parts to it and there are bad parts. I agree with exscind that instead of just censoring things for children, they should be educating them. To me, this is more of a parent-child issue than a electronic device company's responsibility.
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14. January 10, 2006 8:18 PM
    nathanskywalker said:
    [b]Originally posted by mastronaut:[/b][quote]I posted this earlier today, call me crazy...Posted by mastronaut | 2006-01-10 08:54:10 As if I need another reason to quit using the internet! The more I read the more jaded I become about the world wide net. I wish I could let my kids use this tool as an educational portal, but I have to worry about them haphazardly stumbling into porn just doing a google search! Now I have to keep them from using IMs too? This is nuts! I know kids should be monitored while on the computer blah, blah, my best monitor is just hand em a library card with no internet access and a pen and paper to 'message' their friends. No really, how can technology so promising turn into such a nightmare? Is there any hope for humanity?hackers think of everything, yeesh... [/quote]hahahh, mabye somewhat to true. Porn not good thing, not for anyone, and the fact that it can be accessed by anyone with enough brains to figure that out, really bad thing.
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15. January 11, 2006 11:06 AM
    MonkeyMan said:
    This is very unfortunate, because it exposes children to these adult actions. For parents, the only thing they can do is to monitor what their children do, and what they purchase for them. I wish this could have ended on a positive note, but I guess we just have to hope for the best.
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16. January 11, 2006 11:36 AM
    Vaerilis said:
    [b]Originally posted by MonkeyMan:[/b][quote]This is very unfortunate, because it exposes children to these adult actions. For parents, the only thing they can do is to monitor what their children do, and what they purchase for them. I wish this could have ended on a positive note, but I guess we just have to hope for the best.[/quote]That's not just the only thing they can do...It's what they should do! What do people think about bringing up their children these days? It's a parent's responsibility to care about his child, pay attention to him, teach him moral standards, proper behavior...Why is is such a big problem that "children are being exposed to pornography"? It's not like it's going to hurt them, provided that they have parents not afraid to educate their children about sexuality at the proper age (which is definitely not 18).
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