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How would you safely and privately child-proof a PC?

Talk to them about death, gore, and sex.

Explain to them that these things are not appropriate and could negatively affect their mental health.

Then explain that you respect their privacy, their autonomy, and you trust them.

Perhaps also teach them about TAILS and Tor Browser so they know how to use the internet safely (because the ISP can see what websites they visit). Harm reduction education is important.

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Border cops detained me for hours without explanation. They won’t tell me why.

After stamping my wife's passport around 6:30 a.m., the CBP agent at passport control told me that I had to go "somewhere else." That meant secondary inspection. I was handed my passport in a locked plastic box with a bright orange lid and pointed toward a seemingly endless corridor. I told my wife to contact the lawyer if it took "too long."

The waiting room at the end of the corridor was a strange mix of professional courtesy and casual cruelty. I saw agents ask a young man what kind of food they should bring him and reassure an old man that everything will be sorted out. I also saw agents snap at someone who wanted to use the bathroom. "Did you think you could just do that without asking?" an agent shouted as the man walked toward the bathroom door.

This article is the best description I've read of what to expect when they flag you