Business technology provides companies with Mobile Device Management tools that they use to protect their corporate devices from all kinds of threats. Those tools include content filtering to prevent inappropriate content from being accessed on business devices. The continued problem for parents trying to control the network settings of their child’s iOS device is that it is easy for the child to disable them. With Mobile Device Management that businesses use, those kind of changes are not possible. Fortunately, if …
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On May 8th Net Nanny® rebranded their Zift mobile protection application to Net Nanny® 10. That was probably a good branding decision since Net Nanny® has been a leader in this space for years and the …
What about the kids who use their products? A report last year from Research Methodology highlights a plethora of programs that Apple has implemented for Social Responsibility. The list adds up to multiple billions of dollars …
Considering that we are on the 12th iOS, I think it is fair to say that Apple was late to the parental control party. While they have had “Restrictions” available in Settings for a while, the …
It may be due to shareholder open letters, consumer demand or both but Apple appears to be making family friendly efforts and hinting that they will be providing more robust features in their parental control options. Hopefully we …
In the Mac versus PC world, many companies develop products for both systems. Sometimes this works and sometimes it doesn’t. Intego is a Mac-based company, so if your family has all Mac computers then it might be the …
Apple recently announced the iOS 12 features that will be released this fall. The new iOS version claims to make using your iOS device “more delightful” with improved performance, several new Facetime features, filters and other …
YouTube has been one of the most challenging areas for parents who are concerned with the content their kids see online. On one hand, there are thousands of worthwhile, funny and educational videos on YouTube. On …
When it comes to parental controls, I generally recommend that parents take advantage of the parental control features that come with a device and then add additional controls as needed (as long as the two together …
Rene Ritchie, via iMore’s Vector tech podcast, recently looked into the issues of parental controls and screen addiction with iMore’s Georgia Dow, a psychotherapist who contributes to iMore and treats kids with various technology addiction problems. …
OpenDNS should be the first-line of defense for a protected home network. There are many posts already on the SCP website about the benefits and use of OpenDNS. I generally recommend using OpenDNS Home, which gives …