Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Nov 07 2007
Amanda vs. premium text message service: Where should the responsibility fall?
When the Red Tape Chronicles' Bob Sullivan talked about a man's developmentally disabled 18-year-old daughter running up his Sprint cell phone bill to almost ten thousand dollars, the responses in the comments were interesting. People took turns blaming the daughter, the father, Sprint and the third-party, premium text provider.
This looks like a tough situation, and the father may have to fall back on whatever his state's laws are concerning his guardianship over his daughter. The whole thing highlights the challenges we all have as new technology rushes into our lives, sometimes so quickly that we barely take time to understand or process the consequences of using these conveniences.
posted at: 06:56 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
When the Red Tape Chronicles' Bob Sullivan talked about a man's developmentally disabled 18-year-old daughter running up his Sprint cell phone bill to almost ten thousand dollars, the responses in the comments were interesting. People took turns blaming the daughter, the father, Sprint and the third-party, premium text provider.
This looks like a tough situation, and the father may have to fall back on whatever his state's laws are concerning his guardianship over his daughter. The whole thing highlights the challenges we all have as new technology rushes into our lives, sometimes so quickly that we barely take time to understand or process the consequences of using these conveniences.
posted at: 06:56 | category: /Miscellaneous | link to this entry
