If you’re the parent of a teenager, you already know that there are plenty of reasons to worry about who your teen is meeting online. People aren’t always who they seem to be, and the internet provides plenty of opportunities for people to take on identities that aren’t their own. One thing that you may not have thought to worry about is the possibility of your child being catfished by someone pretending to be an […]
Monthly Archives: March 2019
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The modern world is advancing rapidly with newer technologies that deliver internet connectivity beyond limits. Everything seems possible with the availability of a wide range of improved services invading the telecommunication industry. High-speed and reliable internet is the need of the hour when it comes to a mind-blowing gaming experience. Nowadays, there are many types of internet service providers available in the market. Broadband and cable are the most common, while the more advanced fiber-optic […]
Your teen’s bargaining chip of “but all my friends have a smartphone” is not just another feeble exaggeration. All those teen friends do have a smartphone; in fact, Pew Research Center reports that 95 percent of teens have this device at their fingertips. But just why is this device so common? It is after all a luxury right? Maybe not so much. Just as landlines were used as a household must have for safety, convenience […]
How long has your teen’s longest Snapstreak lasted, and who is it with? Could somebody be following your teen using Snap Maps? If you don’t know what these questions mean, you’re not alone – even if you’ve heard of Snapchat, you probably aren’t familiar with all of its features and how those features are being used by teens. But as a parent, the answers to these questions matter when it comes to your teen’s internet […]
If you’ve spent any time in parenting groups on social media lately, you may have seen some dire warnings about something called “Momo”. And even if you haven’t spent time in these places, you may have received warnings about Momo from your child’s school or even the local news. But what is Momo? Is it really dangerous to kids? How can you keep them safe? Take a look at what you need to know about […]
In September 2018 a hacker was able to easily access millions of customer records that mSpy carelessly left unsecured. Personal information such as iCloud usernames & passwords and recorded data such as call log activity, SMS text messages, contacts & location were stolen. This was the 2nd such breach by the company in three years. Identity theft is a frightening thought in every sense of the word. Almost every week we hear stories of large […]
There are many different apps out there that are marketed towards children. One of these apps is the TikTok app. This social network app comes from the developers of Music.ly. Music.ly officially disappeared from the internet in 2018, with TikTok taking its place. This was a consequence of a rebranding strategy of the chinese company ByteDance that had acquired the app back in 2017. In TikTok, your children can watch musical clips made by other […]
Teensafe is letting parents know that they are shutting down their services soon, leaving users to question how they will continue to track their children’s phone activity going forward. To all those parents, we have the ideal solution for you, WebWatcher! WebWatcher has proven time and time again to be the best alternative to TeenSafe. WebWatcher is an award-winning parental monitoring app, that allows parents to monitor a device discretely from a secure online account. […]
These talks are never easy, but they’re important. It’s never been easy for parents to have an honest talk about sex with their children. And the proliferation of smartphones among teenagers has led to the rise of both “sexting,” sending and receiving text messages and images with a sexual bent, and laws against it. These laws are far more important to understand than you might think, for the health and safety of your kids. What […]