Eva- The solution analyzes data traffic on children’s devices to block harmful
content and alert parents to risks such as grooming, cyberbullying, or self-harm — all while respecting privacy and working natively within telco infrastructure.
Reviewing their website and referenced patent, Chirp appears to be software embedded in a device operating system. End user devices are, for this context, not part of telco infrastructure. What an end user does ( or doesn't ) run on their devices is a no-op for the network. Unless it's causing a problem, we don't care. It's just bits. On Tue, Jun 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM evabouchard38--- via NANOG < nanog@lists.nanog.org> wrote:
Hi all,
I'm part of a postgraduate team at Dublin City University working with Chirp, a startup developing real-time, embedded child-protection software for telecom operators. The solution analyzes data traffic on children’s devices to block harmful content and alert parents to risks such as grooming, cyberbullying, or self-harm — all while respecting privacy and working natively within telco infrastructure.
As part of our MSc practicum, we’re seeking feedback from telecom and network professionals on the commercial, technical, and regulatory feasibility of such an approach.
Would you be open to completing a short, 10-minute questionnaire?
🔗 https://dcusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8oBhWiZMRrUh1zM
We’d be very grateful for your insights. Happy to follow up with more technical or contextual details if helpful.
Thanks in advance for your time!
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