Child protection fail: Gmail app's integrated browser bypasses Safari restrictions

I found, the hard way, that my children are able to bypass parental restrictions on their iphones by clicking through links in gmail.
Scenario: iOS device, Parental restrictions on downloading 12+ apps, Parental restrictions on Safari browser. Result: Presumably, children cannot download an app that contains a browser, and cannot access the Internet except via apps that protect against adult content.
However, although the Gmail app is rated 4+, if the child receives (via an invitation, a friend sharing a site, or through spam) an email with links to a mobile website, the integrated browser allows access to content of any age range. How is this reasonable? Common sense would indicate that the parental controls within iOS should be able to also restrict the integrated browser within the Gmail app.
My purpose here is to start a discussion that will attract attention to this issue. I realize that no amount of parental controls can create a 100% failsafe, but this seems a glaring hole through which any number of attacks can get to our children. The app developers need to close the hole, by not activating the integrated browser if parental controls have restricted browser access. Can children (and especially teens) still bypass the security? Probably so. But, it makes adult content a lot harder for children to access by accident or inadvertent click-through.
Apple moderators...your company has incredible power to influence change. Please evaluate whether you agree that this is a risk. I would be delighted to discuss the matter further, and either way would like to hear back from you on this subject.
John

You would have to talk to the creator of the application, and go through Apple's feedback forums to be able to contact either of them to change this. It is an issue, but this is not the place where anyone who could fix it can become aware of it.
Apple's Feedback: http://apple.com/feedback/
Google's Feedback: https://www.google.ca/intl/en/contact/

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