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 …
Parental Controls
Sensible Cyber Parenting always recommends starting home online protection with the router as the best practice, first-line defense. (see Router-based parental controls post and our Getting Started page) Sadly, however it is impossible to use OpenDNS (or other …
October 2018: The post below was from June of 2016. Mobicip has recently produced a more comprehensive parental control product which I am in the process of evaluating and I will update the SCP Mobicip information …
Netgear was one of the first router manufacturers to incorporate parental controls into their routers. Some of these attempts have been more successful than others, but I applaud their efforts and commitment to keep families safe. …
The management and control that has been available for corporate networks for years is finally available to families in a simple and user-friendly product called Circle. Computer geeks with really deep pockets could subscribe to products …
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 …
When one of my sons was 5 years old he was diagnosed with a neurological issue that was causing issues with his spine. God was gracious to us, and after two successful surgeries the problem was …
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 …
Game Systems are another area where #ParentsNeedToKnow about parental controls. Of course, each brand has their own proprietary system and parental control settings. The good news is that the parental controls provided on Xbox, PS and …