# Encourage children to spend more time online, says former GCHQ head | Society | The Guardian

<https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/aug/08/encourage-children-to-spend-more-time-online-says-former-gchq-head>

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## What Jamie wrote

A contrarian view to the smartphones are terrible for kids comment. I think there is some truth here, being digitally capable is very important. However, I also think that we are long past the time where just using a computing device makes you more capable. There are plenty of ways to do things on your device that provide no benefit other than entertainment.

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