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Next Generation of Parental Control Software Debuts

Apr 9, 2008, 2:49 PM by Eric M. Zeman
updated Apr 9, 2008, 3:21 PM

New software was announced today that will give parents a tighter degree of control over their children's cell phones in the hopes of protecting them. MyKidisSafe is a suite that allows parents to control mobile phone use while driving, scan messages for evidence of bullying and objectionable words, as well as restrict cell phone use during school or sleeping hours. The software is managed via a web portal, and is fine-tunable so that kids may use phones during their lunch breaks, as well as add people to a "safe list" of permitted contacts. The software is available for download, though MyKidisSafe is talking to carriers about offering it through other parental control services.

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smiliey

Apr 11, 2008, 2:51 PM

learn to parent

If you cant trust your kids to have their phones and use them responsibly, maybe you should become a parent, or not have kids.

T Mobster

Apr 9, 2008, 5:50 PM

Talk about overkill

we've gotten so far up into the future, that technology is no longer "cool" it's making people actually afraid. Gone are the days of privacy. I think it's safe to say that tin foil hats will be available at walmart in Q4 of 2009. 🤨

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