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Apple Awarded Anti-Sexting Patent
eldavojohn writes "If your parenting skills aren't up to snuff, Apple's got a patent on the device that will allow you to control what your child sends and receives. Entitled 'Text-based communication control for personal communication device,' this patent uses examples like increasing the number of Spanish words your child receives so that they can better learn Spanish. You could even use it to control your child's grammar and spelling in outgoing text messages. But news sources seem to be focusing on the censorship issue that Apple has been criticized for before: 'The control is in line with earlier efforts adopted by Apple like Playboy which entered into a deal with Apple to censor its content to secure a place in App Store.' Perhaps the wives and agents of popular athletes would be more interested in this technology? Apple is certainly sending a message opposite to the one Microsoft advertises."
Controlling everything that your child does is not good parenting.
Unless you want your children to become great liars, a necessary skill for any management position.
Or spies.
Or ninja!
I don't care. As long as they live under MY Roof, they will use correct grammar and spelling when they send nudie texts.
Just wait until you have to clean the holodecks.
At least the iPhone camera will prevent them from texting the money shot....
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I'm pretty sure one of my kids is already a ninja. I haven't seen him in weeks, though somebody keeps eating all the breakfast cereal.
God invented whiskey so the Irish would not rule the world.
"Do not aim remaining baby at corner of table"
Miller Lite tastes like water that's somehow managed to rot.