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When is a parental control system for mobile phones actually more harmful than helpful? Well, when a system blocks call-backs from 911, we’d say it does a lot more harm than good.
It turns out that the recently launched AT&T Smart Limits service did more than give parents extra control over their kids’ wireless usage, it actually put the kids in harm’s way. A critical flaw in the system kept 911 operators from getting through to the “limited” phone in the event that an emergency call were to be disconnected.
AT&T has taken the Smart Limits service offline until they get this little loophole plugged. A good move on the wireless carrier’s part, seeing as how this is potentially a huge liability for the company.
[Via: MocoNews]
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Will Park
Will hails from The City of Angels - Los Angeles, California. He spends his time playing with his numerous gadgets and looking forward to seeing what future holds for mobile technology. An avid promoter of a fully "digital" life, he promotes the widespread adoption of truly mobile, paper-less living. He dreams of the day when he can go completely digital. No more snail mail, paper receipts, bound books, notepads/spiral notebooks, credit cards, hard currency. He's a digital warrior - fighting for the converged life. He is an idealist and a realist - he has a perfect view of what the world should be but knows that the world is not perfect. Can we ever hope to see Will's dream become reality? We'll see...
