Found 14 year old nephew on porn website at parents house

WinMX was where it was at during my early days!

I was about 11 or 12, I remember trawling random users' download folders. Basically you could search for a specific term, like "xxx" which would give you a list of all files containing "xxx" from all users. Then right-click on a specific file and you could load a list of all files shared by that one specific user. Found some right goldmines using that method.
Then I used to load the best stuff onto floppy disk and pass it around school :D

Easily the best peer to peer program I've used in my life, much better than torrents.
 
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WinMX was where it was at during my early days!

I was about 11 or 12, I remember trawling random users' download folders. Basically you could search for a specific term, like "xxx" which would give you a list of all files containing "xxx" from all users. Then right-click on a specific file and you could load a list of all files shared by that one specific user. Found some right goldmines using that method.
Then I used to load the best stuff onto floppy disk and pass it around school :D

Easily the best peer to peer program I've used in my life, much better than torrents.
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Lol a collection on floppy disk, took ages to copy, ages to open.
 
Be a cool uncle and put something in his hosts file that redirects a load of known porn sites to something not nice (like that website that's just a picture of 3 old man having a gay orgy!)
 
Please say you used comic sans?

That's the only font that could convey the seriousness of his wrongdoing!
 
If you are responsible for maintaining the PC (of course for free, who charges their family?!) then of course the virus definitions will all be up to date and there is minimal risk?

It's natural that he'd look for that kind of thing.
 
Poor lad, he probably starts stroking the sausage and now thinks of his uncle.

That's some real nasty **** right there!
 
Hehe! Ahh, while I was writing another post, thought I'd visit this one again. Apologies for not replying sooner, I do have excuses, but anywho!

So just to let you know, the kid is now 17 (learning to drive!) and seems to be in a healthy physiological state, despite my over protectiveness towards my parents computer, for which I was responsible for (self appointed of course...no other bugger cared!). That's the funny thing, they have a difficult time as it is with using a computer, without certain adverts popping up or strange software being installed! I was exactly the same when I was his age, or rather the equivalent back then...yes, Empire catalogues :) However looking through them wouldn't have damaged the reliability of, say, the kettle. Or produce unsolicited hard core porn leaflets being dropped on my 60+ year old parents door step. :D

So who knows, perhaps I did some damage, or perhaps I didn't. I did feel quite pleased that he came to me for career advice, beyond his parents, my parents and anyone else in the family. He does appear to have a Jedwood hair thing going on, but as you'll all know, the younger we are, the more sheep like we're likely to be!

When I skim read some of the comments, I noted a few objections to privacy rights, spying and so on, which I couldn't agree more with. I wouldn't want people knowing or seeing what I do on a computer, even if most of the time it's something boring like writing on a forum like this, or writing yet another email. But this case was very different, it was my parents computer and as I don't see them often, they are well aware that I might log in from time to time to either help with booking a holiday, or do minor maintenance. In much the same way that when I visit them at home, I let myself in with my own key and just shout 'Hiya, only me'...before I replace another light bulb that they can't safely reach.

It's also right that some have said that as a teenager, he really should know at least how to disable the remote access (it's only teamviewer after all). He should also know about private browsing, but his household consists of one tower PC in the open space dining room, no tablets or laptops anywhere. It was only last year when one of them finally got an internet friendly mobile phone - and when he did, they were whacked with a £30 mobile phone bill within 2 weeks. My sister was even concerned about wireless connections, so I had to run a CAT5 30 metres through walls to the one computer (prior to the modern mobile phone). So you could say, they lack a great deal of computer related knowledge, compared to others their age. In some ways you could say this is a bad thing, it has to be said though, they are the most outdoor and active family I know. If mother isn't picking them up from some sport, there must have been a recent apocalypse I wasn't aware of. :) It is fascinating from a social science perspective though, to see a modern family acting in this way. And now that I'm with someone who has a kid, who constantly requires a flickering screen to keep them occupied, it's been a difficult fight to get them outdoors, read a book, or do anything that'll benefit them in the long term. I do hate this word, but 'moderation' with anything is best. Sit in front of a computer all the time - that can be bad. Go out constantly and being physically active is also bad. I try to do a bit of both, but it can't always work out that way.

Oh and finally, to the last commenter (StriderX), it's with great regret that I'm not hot...to men anyway ;) Sorry for the long post, I'll do anything not to go to bed sometimes :)
 
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