Embedded Web Browsers in Apps

I wish that Apple would find a fix to this problem ASAP. I have sent them numerous messages but they haven't responded or made any fix.

No.

Dont want to see big boy stuff-don't look for it.

If you don't want your kids to see-don't have the Internet.

I wish apple would fix this issue or give the tools to a developer to fix this issue. It can be an issue for those would like to protect their children or themselves from content they deam inappropriate. I disagree with the above statement of "don't look for it" and "don't have the internet". It's not as easy as just don't look for it. And it's very difficult to work and live in the modern world without an internet connection. Microsoft does a pretty good job with it's family safety software for Windows, where any applications that have embeded browsers will still be subject to Microsofts content controls. Apple should look in that direction.

Johnathan Burger wrote:

If you don't want your kids to see-don't have the Internet.

What a truly foolish comment! The Internet has become a digital version of the world itself--just accelerated and sanitized of all social responsibility. In many ways, our advanced technology has stripped away thousands of years of complex social accountability that we call morality. But this is a little too philosophical for an Apple Support thread...

To suggest that the way to avoid objectionable content on the Internet is to completely avoid the Internet is like saying the way to avoid getting injured in a car accident is to never drive (or travel as a passenger in any vehicle). For better or for worse, the Internet is just as essential to modern life as the automobile. To say we are wrong to demand effective parental controls is just as stupid as to reject seat belts and air bags.

Apple needs to close this loophole.

Rather than post to 9 month old thread, do something useful and send Apple feedback here: http://www.apple.com/feedback/

betand wrote:

Apple needs to close this loophole.

Actually parents needs to take responsibly for their children.

betand wrote:

To say we are wrong to demand effective parental controls is just as stupid as to reject seat belts and air bags.

I think a better analogy is that requiring every thing that access the internet to have parental controls is like requiring me to buy a car with child car seats despite the fact that children never ride in my car. Social responsibity? No, raising your children is your responsiblity, not mine.

To me, this has nothing to to with parents being responsible to raise their kids well. Who would not agree with this? This issue is much simpler:

Apple offers "restrictions" on it's iOS platform. These restrictions are advertised to keep your iPhone for your kids under control. For example they offer to deactivate Safari as part of the restrictions. On top of that, they follow specifications so even the apps in the store fit to certain age restrcitons.

With the technical bug mentioned above, Apple fails to deliver proper restrictions to an extent that makes the existing ones look like pure marketing without functionality. This moves from being a development issue (that I have reported several times to Apple) to a political problem.

This is not about culture and who is to take care of kids. It's about one thing: "Deliver what you promise, Apple."

All modern passenger vehicles have special mounting places for child seats, but no one requires you to buy the child seat. I'm not asking to restrict your use of your device in any way. I'm only advocating the ability to use an iOS device with effective parental controls--a funtionality which is advertised by Apple, but is practically useless on iPads today. That is, unless you are willing to delete every app that uses its own web browser. And its becoming increasingly common, such that the topic is more relavant today than when it was first posted almost a year and a half ago, to no avail.

To James Ward; I will continue to send feedback to Apple. Thank you for the suggestion.

I could not agree more here. It's about Apple to deliver what they are promising. This does not restrict anybody nor does it shift parental reponsibility.

Perhaps a better solution here is to block objectionable traffic yourself at the router. Many routers now support OpenDNS-based parental controls, and they're terrific. That way, even if the embedded browser is available in an app, the traffic won't get through.

Remember, an app like Kindle might have an embedded browser that could be blockable, but what about the native browser on the device? Or what about add-on browsers such as Chrome. You can't expect Apple to block them all, but it's easy for you to cut the traffic at the source as mentioned above....

Please Apple do something about this. Thanks,

R

Robfrommn wrote:

Please Apple do something about this. Thanks,

Apple is not reading here. Submit your feedback using the Feedback page:

http://www.apple.com/feedback

From a public awarenesss standpoint, it's worth noting that the News application included in the latest iOS has many glaring holes of this type.

mrgoofy wrote:

From a public awarenesss standpoint, it's worth noting that the News application included in the latest iOS has many glaring holes of this type.

Fine with me.