Peer Pressure Porn Filter

Highwayman writes "Wired magazine presents one man's approach to stopping online pr0n 'Instead of relying on filters, the approach, which NetAccountability has been pitching primarily to religious groups, calls for Web users to share records of their online activity. Users pick a friend, spouse or other confidant who receives a regular report showing which sites they visit, highlighting potentially objectionable material.'"

Comments

Yes, this is so cool

[Raul654]

Think of it as a new way of recommending sites to your friends :)

Re:Yes, this is so cool

[Anonymous Coward]

It reminds me of an ad for some internet filter on TV my wife and I saw.

TV: "There are over 1,000,000 pr0n sites on the web..."

Me: "Wow. Look like we have some catching up to do."

Re:Yes, this is so cool

[plalonde2]

I stopped buying porn. Now I buy lottery tickets. The fantasies are better. And more likely.

Re:Yes, this is so cool

[minektur]

"If your parents want you to install it, and you are a legal adult, then frankly, it is none of their business."

If your parents want you to install it and you are a legal adult, stop freeloading off your parents and get your own damn apartment and isp.

If they pay for the internet access, and pay for house you are using it in, they can say how it is used, you slacker.

This is a great idea.

[Upright Joe]

Knowing the guys I work with, this technology could possibly allow me to build the best list of free porn sites ever.

good idea for other reasons

[Anonymous Coward]

This is a very good idea. It could potentially weed out other sorts of people as well. For example, I visit Slashdot about eighty times a day. I am embarassed about this addiction. If I could notify someone who cared about me, then I might be able to get support to stop it.

Addiction to websites is a serious matter. Online gambling is on the rise, pornography is problematic, and addiction to chat forums like Slashdot and ICQ NSync channels is a big problem for people. As an additional plus, this could be used to recognize and weed out subversive political and religious views, and stop people from looking at questionable material in those veins.

Re:good idea for other reasons

[fobbman]

We all know about your addiction. I see your user name posting all the time on Slashdot. You really should get a life.

Freshmeat again!

[orthogonal]

"You prev! I see from the NetAccountablity log you've been "browsing" FreshMeat again!"

"But honey, it's all about software! Honest!"

"Software, hardcore, whatever, it's all dirty!"

Re:Who would trust a guy named

[mrjive]

I've sold porn filters to Ogdenville, North Haverbrook, and Brockway, and it sure put them on the map!

My thoughts exactly

[commodoresloat]

After all, it was peer pressure that got me started on pr0n in the first place!

Totally contradictory

[exley]

"... Brandon Cotter is urging moralistic Web surfers to take matters into their own hands"

Isn't "taking matters into their own hands" the problem that they're trying to solve?

Re:Problem and solution

[buckthorn]

I remembering having to cat together messages then run them thru uudecoding and finally FTP them to a Mac before I could get to see it proper. I thought Free Agent was a miracle.

Re:Problem and solution

[Anonymous Coward]

You had it good. I had to hold borrowed 8mm film strips up to the light because no one I knew had a projector. Take a second and imagine how wide 8mm is, and the skill of holding it steady while doing other deeds.