As of this writing, Microsoft Family Safety, doesn’t offer much for iOS devices, but Microsoft still has a lot to offer families. Many, many households have a mix of device platforms. If your family has any Windows, Xbox or Android devices, you will want to know about Microsoft 365 Family, and one of its features Microsoft Family Safety. What do you get with Microsoft 365 Family? A lot! Keep in mind that Microsoft provides most of the features of Family …
Products
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 …
The router is the part of the home network that all other devices go through to connect to the internet. Typically it is connected to either a cable modem or DSL modem connected to your internet …
Parents need to understand that when we put technology into our kids’ hands we also need to accept responsibility for protecting them and that there might be costs associated with that. However, some of the best …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Netsanity is a parental control product for iOS and now Samsung devices that offers a significant amount of control and monitoring features. The creators of Netsanity originally focused strictly on iOS products but have recently expanded to …