Children need guidance and help while growing up. Some of these rules are ridiculous, but I like that the parent is continuing to guide the child through life changes. There's no question that having the Internet in the palm of your hand is a major life change.
Cool mom.
She is trying to be a responsible parent by guiding her son in the right direction. It is commendable that she is talking straight about issues. You might not agree with her style (in such case, I believe you are not a parent, yet ;) ) but the alternative of letting the kid learn it by experience is downright scary. The way I see it, she is just laying down the ground rules under the belief and trust that the kid will follow. She is not policing him.
2. I will always know the password.
Really? So no privacy.
4. Hand the phone to one of your parents promptly at 7:30pm every school night & every weekend night at 9:00pm.
7:30? If the kid has a computer this is basically pointless anyway, if the kid doesn't have a computer he's missing out on a lot.
5. It does not go to school with you.
Convenient to have a phone in school to call to organize rides with parents/be contactable in emergency/ look up necessary information etc.
9. Do not text, email, or say anything to someone that you would not say out loud with their parents in the room.
Kids are not the same people with their parents and peers or parents and boy/girl friends.
10. No porn. Search the web for information you would openly share with me. If you have a question about anything, ask a person – preferably me or your father.
Not even going to bother with this one.
14. Leave your phone home sometimes and feel safe and secure in that decision.
This is one of those afraid of technology rules, a phone is a convenience not an addiction and is something there's no reason to not always have with you.
This is a 13 year old child, not an adult.
Looks like a set of rules in a corporate office on how to use the... microwave.