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Australian Govt. Proposes Internet "Panic Button" For Kids
CuteSteveJobs writes "Children who feel they are being bullied, harassed or groomed online could call for help instantly using a 'panic button' on their PCs under a plan by the Australian Government's cyber-safety working group. The button shall look like a 'friendly dolphin,' who will connect the child victim instantly to police or child protection groups. Australian Internet Censorship Advocate Hetty 'Save the Children' Johnson says the Internet needs something like 000 or 911. Will this be another scheme wasting taxpayer dollars in lieu of parental supervison, or could it actually work? Are 1 in 4 children really sexually abused by the Internet? Can flaming and trolling be classified as bullying?"
Will this be another scheme wasting taxpayer dollars in lieu of parental supervison, or could it actually work? Are 1 in 4 children really sexually abused by the Internet? Can flaming and trolling be classified as bullying?
I'm sure there are plenty of experts on Slashdot that are very qualified to answer. ;)
out in my van
actually it seems I have one right here in my pants
Or are children using any kind of unsupported OS on their own? Click the little red devil for help.
Come and see the violence inherent in the system!
Help! Help! I'm being repressed!
Faster! Faster! Faster would be better!
You're a meanie!
I've pushed my button:
http://jezlyn.files.wordpress.com/2006/07/easy-button-hack.jpg
The authorities are going to get you, meanie!!!
What do you mean, I just called 911 because I have been modded down on Slashdot and they said its being taken care of...
I wish I had that panic button.
P.S. I am 11 years old.
Everything I write is lies, read between the lines.
and thanx for all the filth!
achievement unlocked
you are a regular pusher, well done!
pressing the panic button 50 times in a minute unlocks this award and gives you access to Juvie hall.
Extra Rewards: Parents must pay $500.
liqbase
Probably about as long as it took you to type that po--oh, wait. Yep, there it is.
And the masses cried out, "09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0!"
How can Dolphins save you from the net when they get caught in them all time?
I think that, if I were a small child, I'd probably pound on that dolphin button all day long. Hey, pounding the dolphin! New euphemism! Kids, don't try this at home...
Steve O.
I am really, really exhausted.
So could I use this to report Internet "bullying" the next time Windows Genuine Advantage pops up to see if I have handed over my lunch money to Redmond as required?
You say it's easy to just turn off your computer to "escape" from the internet, but that's like saying that you can easily escape from physical bullying by staying locked up in your house. We're not even talking about pedophiles here, just kids bullying other kids. Cyber harassment is a real problem. The anonymity of the Internet makes things worse; at least in the physical world you can see who your bullies are.
Here's a neat button and everytime you press it a bunch of cars with with flashing lights and screaming sirens will come zooming up to your house!
Reminds me of the diapers with the moisture sensors that played a little tune every time the kid needed changing, which was pretty often once the kids figured out how to make the music play. : - )
I see even classic Slashdot is now pretty much unusable on dial up anymore.
How long then until a worm emerges that floods the govt with hundreds of thousands of fradulent calls, making the signal to noise ratio too burdensome to navigate?
What would be the motivator for such a malicious act? There's no money to be gained, and if they were caught, they'd have the book thrown at them. Frankly, if someone tried this I wouldn't be surprised if the criminal community "policed itself" and put the poor bastard out of his misery out of fear of unwanted attention/legislation.
#fuckbeta #iamslashdot #dicemustdie
(User has been arrested for this post)
...and found nothing.
NOTHING!
Contrary to the popular belief, there indeed is no God.
This will be incredibly abused. Not to mention the ability for virus/malware to disable the panic button or abuse it (cry-wolf).
I imagine it would go something like this:
You suck, vii is way better than emacs
You: Hi Interweb Police? /. said vii was better than emacs.
The I-Pol: I see you have an emergency, how can I help?
You: Some noob on
The I-Pol: I see, this is an issue, when in fact, Notepad is better than both.
You: WTF? BOB?!
4chan would do it for lulz in a heartbeat.
The irony being that 4chan is one of the top sites where kids get "bullied, harassed or groomed" onli- wait, WTF? Groomed?! Either that word means something totally different to Australians, or people are having waaay more interactive of an experience with the Internet than I am.
Now that I think about it, I'm pretty sure everything I just said is completely wrong.
That's what the button should be shaped like.
I went the private school route after that, and only once did I have to choke someone who was fucking with me.
Bad choice, choking will only make the hardon stronger. Go for the eyes next time.
Don't cushion the blow. Be mean. Any parent willing to install this thing needs their ass kicked more often. We need less pussies in this world and more people with guts. Anyone giving their kids this thing is the former, not the latter. The only way to move from one to the other is to be subjected to abuse and hardship, and learn to handle it yourself instead of running crying to the authorities every time things get hard.
-- An even less tactful bastard