Firefox add-on Glubble too clunky and restrictive as a children's Internet filter
Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 208.57.139.45]
on July 22, 2008 06:54 PM
"And isn't that exactly what Glubble is supposed to prevent -- the need for direct parental supervision?"
Nope. It's to help secure the computer until direct parental supervision is available. It's an important distinction.
The problem is that if you get 10 parents together in a room, you'll end up with 20 parenting styles. There's no software in the world that can be configured to precisely match your parenting requirements. And worse, the closer a program might get, the more horrified the parent will be when--not if--it fails to guess your wishes.
The fail-safe condition is exactly the condition you describe--leaving all parenting decisions up to you. Honestly, you don't want it any other way anyway.
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Firefox add-on Glubble too clunky and restrictive as a children's Internet filter
Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 208.57.139.45] on July 22, 2008 06:54 PMNope. It's to help secure the computer until direct parental supervision is available. It's an important distinction.
The problem is that if you get 10 parents together in a room, you'll end up with 20 parenting styles. There's no software in the world that can be configured to precisely match your parenting requirements. And worse, the closer a program might get, the more horrified the parent will be when--not if--it fails to guess your wishes.
The fail-safe condition is exactly the condition you describe--leaving all parenting decisions up to you. Honestly, you don't want it any other way anyway.
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