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Hundreds of thousands of mobile apps have emerged in a short period of time – and some of these include violent and sexual content. Consequently, the CTIA, an industry consortium of carriers, including AT&T and Verizon, has begun outlining a rating system that will label video game content, in a manner similar to that for movies.

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Written by Paul Korzeniowski

12/20/2011 4 comments

Channel: Digital content & entertainment, Enterprise IT, Telecom services
Tags: Mobile/wireless

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Re: Hmmmm

Paul Korzeniowski

Thinkernetter

Tuesday December 20, 2011 4:05:56 PM

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The CTIA members (Verizon, AT&T) would certainly like Apple and Google to support the system. Users would also want system rather than a variety of different approaches. At the moment, they have more invested in their own stores. My guess is eventually they could be forced to support it, if the system becomes widely adopted.

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Re: Hmmmm

Mary Jander

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Tuesday December 20, 2011 3:22:07 PM

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Rating apps might be good for parents and others who are concerned about violent or sexual content. But there are plenty of filtering mechanisms for enterprise IT to use. And if something gets onto the corporate network that does not belong there, other laws apply. So why do we need this rating system?

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Nicole Ferraro

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Tuesday December 20, 2011 3:11:43 PM

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The rating system sounds good, but without support from Google or Apple what's the point? Paul, do you see anyone urging Apple and Google to support this system?

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Mary Jander

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Tuesday December 20, 2011 11:02:24 AM

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So, if I'm downloading a video for my colleagues to see on the corporate wiki, I can make use of the ratings system to ensure it's decent?

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