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Prince · 04-03-2004, 11:18 PM

This may come as a surprise, but the Internet isn't just a source of porn. It can be an invaluable resource for research and study, and for forming friendships that do not know geographical boundaries.

Admittedly, I can't stand chatting with teenagers, in most cases. Some of them are quite bright, and I make no judgment on them based on their age. It's just that "asl" bullshit that I really detest. And the 1337 talk, of course.

Want a solution? There probably isn't one, but a good place to start is letigation. So far, IMHO, the one aspect of the Internet that has gone pretty much undeveloped is security. Not just the security of each workstation connected to it, but the security of the entire network.

One way to prevent the clutter is to find ways to really enforce security and laws online. Who do you think pays for the Internet use of these obnoxious teens? Their parents, or the school, or perhaps the library. Libraries and schools can maintain quite detailed control over what resources can be accessed via their systems. So can parents, but more often than not the parents are significantly more illiterate on computers and security than their kids, and wouldn't know how to approach the security issues even if they were aware of the possible risks.

So let's enforce the laws. Let's improve the way ISPs handle abuse of their network resources. Got a college kid scanning your ports? Report him to his ISP. The same goes for idiots abusing your site. Almost every site has Terms of Service, which most of us completely ignore when we sign up. They can, however, be enforced.

And when parents find out that their ISP has disabled the Internet account for abuse of resources... Well, perhaps then they'll be more interested in their kiddies' online activities.

True, many ISPs don't really give a flying fuck, but I think this is the direction from which the problem should be approached.

04-03-2004, 11:18 PM	#32 (permalink)
Prince /nɑndəsˈkrɪpt/ Location: LV-426	This may come as a surprise, but the Internet isn't just a source of porn. It can be an invaluable resource for research and study, and for forming friendships that do not know geographical boundaries. Admittedly, I can't stand chatting with teenagers, in most cases. Some of them are quite bright, and I make no judgment on them based on their age. It's just that "asl" bullshit that I really detest. And the 1337 talk, of course. Want a solution? There probably isn't one, but a good place to start is letigation. So far, IMHO, the one aspect of the Internet that has gone pretty much undeveloped is security. Not just the security of each workstation connected to it, but the security of the entire network. One way to prevent the clutter is to find ways to really enforce security and laws online. Who do you think pays for the Internet use of these obnoxious teens? Their parents, or the school, or perhaps the library. Libraries and schools can maintain quite detailed control over what resources can be accessed via their systems. So can parents, but more often than not the parents are significantly more illiterate on computers and security than their kids, and wouldn't know how to approach the security issues even if they were aware of the possible risks. So let's enforce the laws. Let's improve the way ISPs handle abuse of their network resources. Got a college kid scanning your ports? Report him to his ISP. The same goes for idiots abusing your site. Almost every site has Terms of Service, which most of us completely ignore when we sign up. They can, however, be enforced. And when parents find out that their ISP has disabled the Internet account for abuse of resources... Well, perhaps then they'll be more interested in their kiddies' online activities. True, many ISPs don't really give a flying fuck, but I think this is the direction from which the problem should be approached. __________________ Who is John Galt?