It's definitely still got some bugs! My school, Clarkson University, isn't on the map, and a neigboring school, SUNY Potsdam, is mislabled as Clarkson College. Clarkson College of Technology hasn't existed since the 1980s!
My school is private, and therefore not subsidized by taxpayers. Students are required to dorm for all four years unless they live with their parents or have such extreme financial hardship that they cannot afford to live on campus.
Also, our Office of Information Technology has all the capabilities of this software from the RIAA and MPAA already. At any moment, they can monitor a student's computer and shut off their port if they deem it necessary. We receive letters from those organizations regularly, but my school has yet to do anything about it other than send the occasional email to an offender. It seems to be working thus far, though I hear that our Board of Directors doesn't like us filesharing at all, even legally.
I'm sure you can make a case that monitoring a child on the internet with keyloggers is looking out for their welfare, but I think that it is much too extreme.
Take it from me. I'm at college now, but when I lived at home, my parents always had our computer in the living room, where they could see everything my brother and I did on it. When I turned 17, they allowed me to have internet access in my room, and I felt priviledged that they trusted me. Then my mom told me that she had been reading my email for years (she confronted me over something extremely silly), and I felt violated. Snooping is one thing if the kids are aware that it might occur; when it's done covertly and then used against them, trust will be broken.
Most kids can be trusted, you know. All it takes is a little adult supervision to ensure that they're following the rules.
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It's definitely still got some bugs! My school, Clarkson University, isn't on the map, and a neigboring school, SUNY Potsdam, is mislabled as Clarkson College. Clarkson College of Technology hasn't existed since the 1980s!
My school is private, and therefore not subsidized by taxpayers. Students are required to dorm for all four years unless they live with their parents or have such extreme financial hardship that they cannot afford to live on campus.
Also, our Office of Information Technology has all the capabilities of this software from the RIAA and MPAA already. At any moment, they can monitor a student's computer and shut off their port if they deem it necessary. We receive letters from those organizations regularly, but my school has yet to do anything about it other than send the occasional email to an offender. It seems to be working thus far, though I hear that our Board of Directors doesn't like us filesharing at all, even legally.
It's a Latin word meaning poison. I found a site that says the plural form is "viruses" but I don't know whether that is accurate or not.
I don't know where Molder is, but Mulder sure ought to pop up about now.
I'm sure you can make a case that monitoring a child on the internet with keyloggers is looking out for their welfare, but I think that it is much too extreme.
Take it from me. I'm at college now, but when I lived at home, my parents always had our computer in the living room, where they could see everything my brother and I did on it. When I turned 17, they allowed me to have internet access in my room, and I felt priviledged that they trusted me. Then my mom told me that she had been reading my email for years (she confronted me over something extremely silly), and I felt violated. Snooping is one thing if the kids are aware that it might occur; when it's done covertly and then used against them, trust will be broken.
Most kids can be trusted, you know. All it takes is a little adult supervision to ensure that they're following the rules.