Re: Feedback Request – Embedded Child Protection Solution for Telcos (Academic Research)

[Mel Beckman via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org>]

I concur with Stipo. Parents must be 100% in control. Telco’s should have no control, access, or visibility to such 
policy enforcement. 

Your statement that your startup is developing “real-time, embedded child-protection software for telecom operators” by 
definition directly contravenes 100% parental control. I recommend that you redesign this project to eliminate all 
telco involvement. 

You could easily do this using VPN technology, but there are already many competitors in the residential VPN space with 
child protection features, so you would need to have some significant distinctive advantages to compete. 

-Mel Beckman 

> On Jun 24, 2025, at 6:40 PM, Stipo via NANOG <nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
>
> This policy enforcement should be done on endpoints/user devices. Not
> telco. Full stop.
>
> > On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM evabouchard38--- via NANOG <
> > nanog () lists nanog org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm part of a postgraduate team at Dublin City University working with
> > Chirp, a startup developing real-time, embedded child-protection software
> > for telecom operators. The solution analyzes data traffic on children’s
> > devices to block harmful content and alert parents to risks such as
> > grooming, cyberbullying, or self-harm — all while respecting privacy and
> > working natively within telco infrastructure.
> >
> > As part of our MSc practicum, we’re seeking feedback from telecom and
> > network professionals on the commercial, technical, and regulatory
> > feasibility of such an approach.
> >
> > Would you be open to completing a short, 10-minute questionnaire?
> >
> > 🔗 https://dcusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8oBhWiZMRrUh1zM
> >
> > We’d be very grateful for your insights. Happy to follow up with more
> > technical or contextual details if helpful.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your time!
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Eva Bouchard
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