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To: napscoordinator

They are not smart, kids just learn fast specifically because of their age. I am 60 and assure you no child expect some rare prodigy savant knows more about computers than me.

Regardless I prefer overall good parenting over and legislature activities but do see social media as it is available now very similar to pron and it needs more than just “good parents” to keep the children safe.

Access is to easy and hard to control, the right legislation can encourage a better management of social media and hold bad companies accountable.

Now I do not know if the Fl bill is good legislation, all I am saying is I think there is the potential for effective legislation and unless someone has a better idea than expect parents to do it all alone, what would you do?


34 posted on 01/26/2024 6:11:43 AM PST by Skwor
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To: Skwor

That is a funny post. You know computer expert kids are not rare. Kids are the ones that enter Government secured platforms to play pranks.

Kristoffer Wilhelm von Hassel At the age of five, Hassel exposed security lapses in the Microsoft Live Xbox system, prompting wide media coverage, with some journalists highlighting the dropping age of hackers and their technology mastery

Jonathan James, age 15, from Pinecrest, Florida, managed to install a backdoor in US military servers and access the source code of the International Space Station (ISS).

THE average age of cyber attack suspects has fallen from 24 to 17 in the past year, the National Crime Agency revealed today.

One 12-year-old bought the Blackshades virus that lets hackers take control of another computer secretly.

Experts believe youngsters are lured by the “kudos” of criminal activity.

They warn gamers may hack an opponent but the attack can then escalate and take out a website, costing firms huge sums.

The NCA today launched a campaign aimed at parents of 12 to 15-year-olds, to steer them away from crime.


63 posted on 01/26/2024 7:03:05 AM PST by JayGalt
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To: Skwor

That’s fair. I definitely understand there are some brilliant older folks who are great on computers. I wish I were one of them. I use a computer everyday but basics.


76 posted on 01/26/2024 7:26:18 AM PST by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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