| Design issue: Kids can watch Pornography over Google Maps for iPhone app | AxelSanFrancisco | 12/18/12 7:50 AM | Hi Google team. I recently I found a leak in your app that allows to bypass the parental controls of the iPhone: To block a kid's iPhone from internet porn, I activated the restrictions and shut out Safari (and downloaded the K9 Safe Browser instead |
| Re: Design issue: Kids can watch Pornography over Google Maps for iPhone app | AxelSanFrancisco | 12/20/12 10:25 AM | Why is this topic not taken up? |
| Re: Design issue: Kids can watch Pornography over Google Maps for iPhone app | treebles | 12/20/12 11:18 AM | It was brought up to the attention of Google employees so they can investigate. They would comment in this thread when they have something to share. |
| Re: Design issue: Kids can watch Pornography over Google Maps for iPhone app | AxelSanFrancisco | 12/20/12 11:34 AM | Thanks! By the way: This feedback loop "it was brought up to their attention" is great, it at least shows that an idea or question was recognized. |
| Re: Design issue: Kids can watch Pornography over Google Maps for iPhone app | miocene | 1/3/13 8:18 AM | As far as I can see this would be an issue for any iOS app that uses the webkit API, of which there are many including Twitter, Facebook, flipboard. Although i haven't tried it I assume despite restricting safari iOS still allows apps using the webki |
| Re: Design issue: Kids can watch Pornography over Google Maps for iPhone app | AxelSanFrancisco | 1/3/13 8:25 AM | Yes, you are right in this - partly.On the one hand-side, this is certainly an issue with the webkit API. Therefore it applies to a lot of apps. On the other hand side, developers can take care in e.g. restricting the webkit API to only specific addr |