Normally, cell phones come with a contract or user agreement. However, the contract 13-year-old Greg Hofman received with his new iPhone didn't come from the company...it came from his mom. In an effort to educate her son and send a message to all mobile device users, Janell Hofman wrote up an 18-point contract for him to abide by upon receiving the gift. The agreement, … [Read more...]
Christmas Day Brings Unexpected (and Offensive) Surprises
For kids, Christmas is a time to receive requested gifts as well as unexpected ones. However, two parents were caught off guard by what their children found on their new devices: pornography. As Braydon Giles of Lakewood, CA played with the Nintendo 3DS he received for Christmas, he asked his older brother, Bryton, to help him remove some unknown photos. After seeing the … [Read more...]
Does Online Monitoring Invade Your Childs Privacy? Do You Even Care?
Last week Ronnie and I were asked to write a short opinion piece for a New York Times feature called Room For Debate. Our discussion was based on whether or not you should monitor your children's technology use and whether that crosses the line of their privacy. If you're a longtime reader of BMWK you should already know our stance on this. I've made it known before that … [Read more...]