Applications to help parents monitor their children's Internet usage

Applications to help parents monitor their children's Internet usage

When can a lot of young people dealing with smart phones and Tablet appeared new applications that can assist parents whose children were aged between two and 13 years young Internet usage monitor and control it.

Study for the Pew Research Center that more than one-third of adolescent Americans have smart phones up from more than five in 2011. For almost half of these users, the phone is their home to access the Internet, which are difficult for parents to follow their actions.

Anog Shah said he is a partner in the firm (Kate iPhone) for the Toronto-based software "when you have a smart phone you essentially have the Internet in your Pocket wherever you go, away from the eyes of your parents.

The application allows (Kate iPhone) for parents to control which applications and websites used by children and people who call them or send them text messages.

The company issued a new application named «Kate time» and is intended for kids ages 13 to 17 years. New application holds many of the properties of the application «iPhone» kite but lets not call prevention property.

Earlier this month, the company «net nanny» specialized in surveillance software a new browser for devices produced by Apple and running «eyeOS» to filter Internet content and unethical content blocked.

«Version can net nanny» for the Android OS, which sold for $ 12.99 control applications that can be used by children. Version also available for devices that run IOS «» but less applications for $ 4.99.

The company also provides service «net nanny social» is an online tool available to subscribers only and help parents to monitor issues such as online bullying, sexual abuse and identity theft on social networks including Facebook and Twitter. The service is priced $ 19.99 per year.

Parents who have their children aged between two and eight years provided the company (blairvik) and Boston-based free application with an Internet browser only allows browsing content appropriate for kids including educational videos and interactive games and books.

Application available on Android phones and the iPad and online