Type of Article: MacTech Blog

Time to ban the sale of ultraviolent video games to minors

Do you think ultraviolent video games should be sold to minors? I don’t, and apparently most adults agree with me.

Common Sense Media, a national non-profit organization “dedicated to helping kids and families thrive in a world of media and technology,” has released the results of a nationwide parent poll that revealed nearly three-quarters of adults would support a law that prohibits minors from purchasing ultraviolent or sexually violent video games without parental consent.

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Greg’s bite: Adobe Flashes away privacy

By Greg Mills

I read an article in the “Wall Street Journal” this morning about another problem with Adobe Flash that I had never heard of. It turns out Adobe Flash, in addition to the other known issues related to crashing, memory hog problems etc, also exposes users to being tracked as they surf the web.  

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