[phicoh]

There is a huge attack surface for this. For example, kid manages to buy an old phone. Resets the phone and creates an account. Kid buys something like a Pi 3 manages to get a regular phone to become an access point. Etc. If a laptop is not completely locked down, a kid might boot a live USB stick.

[Dylan16807]

Barriers like that for accessing 18+ sites would be so much better than nothing.

And cheat devices can be taken away as soon as the parent notices them.

[phicoh]

The problem is that these laws tend to escalate. Once a government starts regulating, it doesn't stop.

It is also the wrong model. Instead of creating child-safe devices, just like there is a difference between toys and power tools, this regulation pretends that all devices are child safe and parents have to figure out which ones really aren't.

[Dylan16807]

Well basically nobody is making child safe computers for ages over 7. Sitting around hoping that changes isn't useful.

So trying to force a very very basic child safe mode makes sense.

And I don't think this regulation pretends all devices are child safe.