Apple Patents New "Anti-Sexting" Technology
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Yeah, I wonder how many people here crying "Apple has gone too far" and the rest of the apple bashers here actually have an iPod, Iphone, or other such apple product.Sneaky-Pie said:
Personally I don't see what the big deal is. They have the same option out for televisions and videogames. Lots of games have filters for mature content. There was that "V-Chip" or whatever to block kids from watching porn on tv's. Most of those were made back in the 90's.
I highly doubt this is a service that apple is forcing as a mandatory filter on all it's phones. It's merely an option for parents who have horny teenagers. So all of them.
Anyone else find that old Apple '1984' ad incredibly ironic now? Apple is now trying to play Big Brother, monitoring our texts and what we put onto our iPhones. I must say that if in a few years Apple launches a "Steve Jobs is watching" ad campaign I fucking called it..
First off, I don't know a hell of a lot of parents who are technologically capable to actually be an administrator to a kids phone. Furthermore, I don't know any parents that are techno-literate that give a shit about the content their kids see. Lastly, I know very few kids who can't out-do security that has been put into place by their parents on computers and other gadgets.
Why doesn't Apple just give up and let the parents raise their kids themselves and if they don't do it, fuck em. It's not Apple's job to raise kids and teach them right from wrong.
Why doesn't Apple just give up and let the parents raise their kids themselves and if they don't do it, fuck em. It's not Apple's job to raise kids and teach them right from wrong.
AYE! What's our first course of action? ;Dolikunmissile said:
OT: That's bullshit. Censorship is starting to creep in. This is probably one of their "pegs" that they'll use to secure some support for censorship and then it'll start to come more rapidly then flood in and then it'll be all over us.
Peace ~
but they arent. They are letting people sensor their phone, or the phones of those they are legally reposnisble for. Likemost consoles have functionsd to restrict their use, heel most cable and satllite TV settop boxes have such a function.Sewer Rat said:
At least they haven't put up a sexual supression field like the Combin-
Shit! They have!
..Nevermind, that's just me.
Shit! They have!
..Nevermind, that's just me.
I'd be more concerned about how they're patenting it, so that no-one else can use that technology without Apple's permission - thereby "doing a Langdell".Steve Butts said:
So when television shows get censored from saying curse words because they are on network television, that's okay, but this isn't?Spot1990 said:
Again I stand by my point: This is merely an option to add to phones. No one is forcing you to buy an iPhone, and if you have it, no one is forcing you to get this filter. Maybe people are just bitter because mommy bought them their iPhone and now "how dare she limit how I use it".
Hey, you know, let's look at the bright side of things here, maybe all the Apple fanchildren will take this as a sign Apple is telling them sex isn't cool, and they'll stop reproducing? Give it enough time and then Apple will die out!
But yeah, people here really need to switch their accusations of Apple to accusations against the parents. Just another example of the "me" generation trying to keep the world firmly in their vision.
But yeah, people here really need to switch their accusations of Apple to accusations against the parents. Just another example of the "me" generation trying to keep the world firmly in their vision.
I thought the article was referring to dong detecting software that detects and blocks photographs going to and from different users. This is much more average. I'm sure the people who are sexting and are being effected by this software will be having much more regular sex as a result. Good for them, I guess?
oh god..only more fuel to add to the apple fanboys, i know im gonna get an earful of it at school sometime soon...fuckin ass apple, stop releasing shit like this. it only adds to the flames of fanboyism and makes everyone else hate you even more (if thats possible)