The Police Brutality Thread

[Eddie]

I mean, who among us hasn't joked among friends about torturing a teenager before???

As the parent of kids who are or have been teenagers - I'm going to have to take the 5th on this one.

And - more as a general comment (like OJ's "If I had done it" book) rather than any kind of admission of guilt - I'd like to add that if I WERE to torture a teenager, it would be more psychological in nature and not actual physical pain-inducing type torture.

[creekster]

And - more as a general comment (like OJ's "If I had done it" book) rather than any kind of admission of guilt - I'd like to add that if I WERE to torture a teenager, it would be more psychological in nature and not actual physical pain-inducing type torture.

You mean like randomly turning off the wi-fi without warning? something like that?

[myboynoah]

You mean like randomly turning off the wi-fi without warning? something like that?

That's actually very effective at getting your teenage boys to talk to you.

[Eddie]

You mean like randomly turning off the wi-fi without warning? something like that?

Nah. Turning off the wifi means I can't use it either. But I might consider changing the password from time to time. Or going online and limiting the amount of data their phone can use. Or maybe make it so that they can only call and text me or their mom between 11pm and 6:30am.

I may or may not have said embarrassing things in the presence of their friends. And my wife may or may not have shown up to a son's Jr. High dressed as a pirate once. (Hey. She left the eye patch at home, so she was thinking about him somewhat...)

[Pelado]

Nah. Turning off the wifi means I can't use it either. But I might consider changing the password from time to time. Or going online and limiting the amount of data their phone can use. Or maybe make it so that they can only call and text me or their mom between 11pm and 6:30am.

I may or may not have said embarrassing things in the presence of their friends. And my wife may or may not have shown up to a son's Jr. High dressed as a pirate once. (Hey. She left the eye patch at home, so she was thinking about him somewhat...)

Just set up two wifi networks on the same router - one you use and one the teenagers use. Shutting off the teenager version doesn't negatively impact your connectivity.

[Jeff Lebowski]

You mean like randomly turning off the wi-fi without warning? something like that?

[Walter Sobchak]

Nah. Turning off the wifi means I can't use it either.

You should have separate wifi for yourself (and other adults in your home [optional]), your kids, and your guests. It's just good practice.

[falafel]

You should have separate wifi for yourself (and other adults in your home [optional]), your kids, and your guests. It's just good practice.

Do you mind expounding on that?

[Walter Sobchak]

Do you mind expounding on that?

wifi for self(/wife): unmetered / unfiltered / always on
wifi for kids: metered / filtered / on and off according to set schedule
wifi for guests: unfiltered / always on / firewalled off from rest of home network

[falafel]

wifi for self(/wife): unmetered / unfiltered / always on
wifi for kids: metered / filtered / on and off according to set schedule
wifi for guests: unfiltered / always on / firewalled off from rest of home network

Do you use the same router or one for each network? I'm not completely inept, but I haven't ever tried to set up separate networks. What do you use for filtering?

[Moliere]

Just set up two wifi networks on the same router - one you use and one the teenagers use. Shutting off the teenager version doesn't negatively impact your connectivity.

Or get Circle. It's what I use and makes it easy to pause just one kids wifi without interrupting anyone else.


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[Bo Diddley]

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Brutal. Just brutal.

[Walter Sobchak]

Do you use the same router or one for each network? I'm not completely inept, but I haven't ever tried to set up separate networks.

Partially documented here.

Two routers: one for parents/guests (ASUS), one for the kids (old DLink pos).

What do you use for filtering?

Filtering done via openDNS.com on the kids router. Port 53 traffic blocked on kids router to all but openDNS servers. App store disabled on kids devices to prevent them from downloading VPN software. Disable the incognito Safari mode on kids phones. Restrict Safari from using phone network, e.g. wifi only (which for my kids is predominantly at home, church, and school... places where significant filtering rules are in place).

[BigFatMeanie]

Partially documented here.

Two routers: one for parents/guests (ASUS), one for the kids (old DLink pos).




Filtering done via openDNS.com on the kids router. Port 53 traffic blocked on kids router to all but openDNS servers. App store disabled on kids devices to prevent them from downloading VPN software. Disable the incognito Safari mode on kids phones. Restrict Safari from using phone network, e.g. wifi only (which for my kids is predominantly at home, church, and school... places where significant filtering rules are in place).

We use openDNS and block router traffic on port 53 as well. The only flaw with this method is Google image search. You would have to authenticate with Google on every browser they use (or could download) and turn SafeSearch on and ensure the cookie is set then ensure they never delete the cookie.

I've also never gotten to the point where I worry about my kids downloading VPN software. Once they turn 16 they get a full data plan which means they can do pretty much anything they want off my network. At that point they have to rely on their own ability to withstand the evils of the world - teach them correct principles and all that...