If you corrupt software package to protect your kids from the chilling parts of the internet , you should be careful that it ’s not spying on their private conversation for profit . Because that ’s exactly what they ’ve been doing .
Software sold under the Sentry and FamilySafe blade can read private chats direct through Yahoo , MSN , AOL and other help , and send back data on what child are saying about such things as movies , music or telecasting games . The information is then declare oneself to businesses seek ways to tailor-make their merchandising messages to kids .
“ This scares me more than anything I have seen using supervise engineering science , ” said Parry Aftab , a child - guard proponent . “ You do n’t put children ’s personal info at risk of infection … ”
EchoMetrix , formerly known as SearchHelp , said companies that have essay the Old World chat data using Pulse include News Corp. ’s Fox Broadcasting and Dreamworks SKG Inc. Viacom Inc. ’s Paramount Pictures recently signed on .
Well , that ’s about as scurvy as you’re able to maybe get . Selling IM transcripts of children ? This feels like it ’s have to be illegal , does n’t it ? In any case , it ’s another reason to personally supervise your youngster ’s cyberspace exercise rather than leaving it in the hands of some questionable software system . [ APviaBoing Boing ]
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