Apple Awarded Anti-Sexting Patent 184
eldavojohn writes "If your parenting skills aren't up to snuff, Apple's got a patent on the device that will allow you to control what your child sends and receives. Entitled 'Text-based communication control for personal communication device,' this patent uses examples like increasing the number of Spanish words your child receives so that they can better learn Spanish. You could even use it to control your child's grammar and spelling in outgoing text messages. But news sources seem to be focusing on the censorship issue that Apple has been criticized for before: 'The control is in line with earlier efforts adopted by Apple like Playboy which entered into a deal with Apple to censor its content to secure a place in App Store.' Perhaps the wives and agents of popular athletes would be more interested in this technology? Apple is certainly sending a message opposite to the one Microsoft advertises."
Re:Parenting skills? (Score:3, Funny)
Controlling everything that your child does is not good parenting.
Unless you want your children to become great liars, a necessary skill for any management position.
Or spies.
Or ninja!
Re:Parenting skills? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Silly moral panic (Score:5, Funny)
Re:New Lingo (Score:3, Funny)
At least the iPhone camera will prevent them from texting the money shot....
Re:Parenting skills? (Score:4, Funny)
I'm pretty sure one of my kids is already a ninja. I haven't seen him in weeks, though somebody keeps eating all the breakfast cereal.
Re:Parenting skills? (Score:2, Funny)