Apparently, AOL has developed this new thing that allows parents to monitor their kids while they’re online. The only problem is that the kids have to agree to be monitored… WHAT??! Here’s an excerpt:
“AOL, in partnership with SocialShield, is launching AOL SafeSocial, a $9.99-per-month service that lets parents monitor their kids’ online activities without having to be a “friend.”
The service doesn’t work in stealth mode. In fact, kids have to agree to be monitored. But once a kid does agree, the parents get to see what the child posts and who their kid’s online friends are.”
Ok, so if the only way this can work is if kids agree to be monitored then that is really dumb. If a kid knows he or she is being watched, then of course they won’t do anything “bad” or crazy. I don’t know about this and I think AOL really missed the mark with this one. I actually think this is a very stupid tool because it’s not very helpful or useful to parents…
Read the full article here.
