Tuesday, June 16, 2015

South Korea provokes teenage smartphone privacy row...

How much control should parents have over teenagers' web browsing?

That's the debate raging in South Korea at the moment.

Because the government has ruled that people under 19 who buy a smartphone must install an app that monitors their web activity.

Parents will be able to to see what their kids are up to online and block access to "undesirable" sites.

Failure to install such an app means the phone won't work.

Is it a triumph of good sense or a paternalistic government going too far, especially when you consider that many of these youngsters are old enough to vote in other countries or serve in the military? Full story...

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