[cap-talk] Can webkeys solve the MySpace problem?

[Karp, Alan H]

Ihab wrote:

> So does it require children to *want* (or *have*) to use it? If a child has open access
> to the Internet, they can set up an account as an adult. They can even get their
> friends to do the same, so they have a community free from the (inevitable) supervision
> that buying into this scheme would entail. I still fail to see the value proposition
> from the point of view of the child.

The child who wants to feel safe can know that it is unlikely that the MySpace account of another child is run by an adult.  Also, many children obey rules set by their parents.  The proposal is intended for these two groups.

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