Eva- The solution analyzes data traffic on children’s devices to block harmful > content and alert parents to risks such as grooming, cyberbullying, or > self-harm — all while respecting privacy and working natively within telco > infrastructure.
Reviewing their website and referenced patent, Chirp appears to be software embedded in a device operating system. End user devices are, for this context, not part of telco infrastructure. What an end user does ( or doesn't ) run on their devices is a no-op for the network. Unless it's causing a problem, we don't care. It's just bits. On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM evabouchard38--- via NANOG < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm part of a postgraduate team at Dublin City University working with > Chirp, a startup developing real-time, embedded child-protection software > for telecom operators. The solution analyzes data traffic on children’s > devices to block harmful content and alert parents to risks such as > grooming, cyberbullying, or self-harm — all while respecting privacy and > working natively within telco infrastructure. > > As part of our MSc practicum, we’re seeking feedback from telecom and > network professionals on the commercial, technical, and regulatory > feasibility of such an approach. > > Would you be open to completing a short, 10-minute questionnaire? > > 🔗 https://dcusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8oBhWiZMRrUh1zM > > We’d be very grateful for your insights. Happy to follow up with more > technical or contextual details if helpful. > > Thanks in advance for your time! > > Best regards, > Eva Bouchard > _______________________________________________ > NANOG mailing list > > https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/5PIWG4IPNMNO3US4EB2672K4SEGOTPK3/ _______________________________________________ NANOG mailing list https://lists.nanog.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/32BKKS3E52U3KHUXIRTCWJKFR5DE3LF3/
