Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 February 2018

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Children and Youth Affairs

Cybersecurity for Children and Young Adults: Discussion (Resumed)

1:30 pm

Photo of Alan FarrellAlan Farrell (Dublin Fingal, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Not to pick on one company, but I am reminded of the McAfee security settings way back 20 years ago, which were minimum, just below average, average, above average and maximum. What occurs to me is that something that could be of use for a lot of parents out there is a usage app that limits usage for everything else, and depending on how good the child is that particular day it could be adjusted. There is no doubt, as has been referenced, that many people do not have enough information and they are afraid of asking the simple question because it is not simple to them. An iPhone 6, iPhone 8 or the iPhone 10 that is out now might as well be something from Star Trek because people are simply not able to assess it.

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