christopher
Fairfax,#2Consumer Comment
Tue, August 13, 2002
My question is, who is the parent? An online service provider can only do so much as far as keeping an eye on message boards. They cannot be expected to keep an eye on every post in every group, every second of the day. Besides, there are customers that enjoy "HARD CORE PORN!!!!" The best solution to this problem, in addition to taking the parental responsibilities onto your own shoulders, is to restrict your son's account. In "Preferences," you can choose which screen names can recieve file downloads, what message boards can be accessed, and with whom they have contact with online. "A WHOLE FILE that I printed out of being harrassed online to the point my personal info (name, ss#, address, bank account ## etc was typed up in a chat room and knew the screen name that did this!" Your personal info is not given out to anyone by AOL. This person either tricked you (or perhaps your son) into handing over your password, or is someone that is harrassing you in the "real world" This is not an attempt at insults, but simply a question of accountability.
christopher
Fairfax,#3Consumer Comment
Tue, August 13, 2002
My question is, who is the parent? An online service provider can only do so much as far as keeping an eye on message boards. They cannot be expected to keep an eye on every post in every group, every second of the day. Besides, there are customers that enjoy "HARD CORE PORN!!!!" The best solution to this problem, in addition to taking the parental responsibilities onto your own shoulders, is to restrict your son's account. In "Preferences," you can choose which screen names can recieve file downloads, what message boards can be accessed, and with whom they have contact with online. "A WHOLE FILE that I printed out of being harrassed online to the point my personal info (name, ss#, address, bank account ## etc was typed up in a chat room and knew the screen name that did this!" Your personal info is not given out to anyone by AOL. This person either tricked you (or perhaps your son) into handing over your password, or is someone that is harrassing you in the "real world" This is not an attempt at insults, but simply a question of accountability.
christopher
Fairfax,#4Consumer Comment
Tue, August 13, 2002
My question is, who is the parent? An online service provider can only do so much as far as keeping an eye on message boards. They cannot be expected to keep an eye on every post in every group, every second of the day. Besides, there are customers that enjoy "HARD CORE PORN!!!!" The best solution to this problem, in addition to taking the parental responsibilities onto your own shoulders, is to restrict your son's account. In "Preferences," you can choose which screen names can recieve file downloads, what message boards can be accessed, and with whom they have contact with online. "A WHOLE FILE that I printed out of being harrassed online to the point my personal info (name, ss#, address, bank account ## etc was typed up in a chat room and knew the screen name that did this!" Your personal info is not given out to anyone by AOL. This person either tricked you (or perhaps your son) into handing over your password, or is someone that is harrassing you in the "real world" This is not an attempt at insults, but simply a question of accountability.
christopher
Fairfax,#5Consumer Comment
Tue, August 13, 2002
My question is, who is the parent? An online service provider can only do so much as far as keeping an eye on message boards. They cannot be expected to keep an eye on every post in every group, every second of the day. Besides, there are customers that enjoy "HARD CORE PORN!!!!" The best solution to this problem, in addition to taking the parental responsibilities onto your own shoulders, is to restrict your son's account. In "Preferences," you can choose which screen names can recieve file downloads, what message boards can be accessed, and with whom they have contact with online. "A WHOLE FILE that I printed out of being harrassed online to the point my personal info (name, ss#, address, bank account ## etc was typed up in a chat room and knew the screen name that did this!" Your personal info is not given out to anyone by AOL. This person either tricked you (or perhaps your son) into handing over your password, or is someone that is harrassing you in the "real world" This is not an attempt at insults, but simply a question of accountability.