South Korea mandates spyware in children's phones
https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150516/14302631031/south-koreas-new-law-mandates-installation-government-approved-spyware-teens-smartphones.shtml
"Last month, South Korea's Korea Communications Commission, which has
sweeping powers covering the telecommunications industry, required
telecoms companies and parents to ensure Smart Sheriff or one of the
other monitoring apps is installed when anyone aged 18 years or under
gets a new smartphone. The measure doesn't apply to old smartphones
but most schools sent out letters to parents encouraging them to
install the software anyway."
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The kids will figure out how to get around this dangerous garbage even
before the predators figure out how to leverage it for new victims.
--Lauren--
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