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Re:Ask HN: Will Google Ever Launch a Successful New Product ... by mynameisash on Friday November 18, 2022 @06:34PM (#33664494)
Others commenting are, I think, missing the point: Chromebooks are school-issued and locked down to where I can't install software (or they're just not capable of it regardless of locking down). Even if I could, is it the expectation that every parent now has to monitor their kid's school-issued device? This should be handled at the Google or school district level, not at the individual device level.

And yes, I use Family Link and Android controls. Not great, but also not applicable to a device over which I have no control.

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Re:Ask HN: Will Google Ever Launch a Successful New Product ... by Ferret7446 on Saturday November 19, 2022 @03:54AM (#33668395)
It should exclusively be handled at the school district level, assuming Google provides the ability to do so. Some schools, including private one, may want to allow full Internet access, and some not.
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