iPod porn at home, work

Apple's video iPod may herald a new generation of portable porn. Fears that video iPod owners might take the devices with them to work in an effort to , and that children may quickly download pornography onto the device before slipping out of the house to watch it elsewhere has created something of a stir. One columnist said that iPod porn must be dealt with in the home and at the office, citing the difficulty parents already have monitoring the internet viewing habits of their children, according to a report from ZDNet. Eric J. Sinrod, a partner in the San Francisco office of Duane Morris, said "as video makes its way onto iPods, parents can and should let their children know that they periodically will check their kids' iPods to see what video content has been downloaded. They also should check on filters that are being developed to prevent adult content from being downloaded onto iPods."

When addressing iPod porn in the workplace, Sinrod said "employers obviously should ban employees from viewing such content in the workplace. If that does not get the job done, employers should consider banning iPod video use in the workplace."

by MacNN Staff