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A Tech Rule That Will ‘Future-Proof’ Your Kids (www.theatlantic.com)
submitted 1 day ago by Gsus4@programming.dev to c/technology@lemmy.world
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"No screens in the bedroom, ever."

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[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 75 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Another rule: Don't let your kid share his face. Ever. For any reason.

If YouTube wants his face, just buy VPN so your kid can browse safely

[–] freeman@feddit.org 5 points 1 day ago (3 children)

What about onlinebanks? Also a hard no?

[–] flightyhobler@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why will a kid need to open an online bank account?

[–] turmoil@feddit.org 1 points 8 hours ago

I mean there are plenty of legitimate reasons. If you want to give your child financial autonomy so that it can learn to budget, I think an online bank account may be a good idea.

But I don't get the OPs point though, many banks offer adult-managed accounts until majority that only need an ID, not a face scan.

[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 5 points 1 day ago

Don't know how this works in UK - In Poland there are other ways of signing into/registering in banking.

[–] AceFuzzLord@lemmy.zip 1 points 19 hours ago

Have an adult handle the account. Simple as. They set it up and manage the account to ensure their kids privacy to as much of a degree as they can.

[–] Based_and_Cool@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Try reading this article, VPNs don't make you more private they just shift the trust model away from your ISP https://www.matyaskoszegi.com/post/vpns-your-privacy-savior-or-just-another-creepy-middleman

[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 7 points 9 hours ago

You're missing the point. If your location is outside of UK YouTube and others don't ask for age verification. Noo need to send your child pics to some creepy middle man