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Parental Control Software FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions about Parental Control Software

    What is parental control software?

    Parental control software covers a range of products designed to help provide a level of monitoring and control over a child's online activities. How this is done depends a lot on the software. Common features include blocking harmful web sites, monitoring online activity, disallowing certain programs, keeping time limits for online activity, and alerting parents to risky behavior. Also, while we find the words "parent" and "child" useful in describing the user roles, we recognize that there are other potential users of these services.

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Net Nanny
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Bottom line: The best choice due to its smart block list, proxy-resistance, and good interface
Bsecure CloudCare 6.1
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Bottom line: A vast improvement over previous version, but still open to circumvention
SocialShield
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Bottom line: Relies on your child's cooperation; friend monitoring is smart, but language filter is not
WebWatcher
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Bottom line: Blocklist is smart and monitoring is comprehensive, though site blocker and monitor are easy to get around
SafeEyes
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Bottom line: Easy for kids to get around; frustrating and expensive for parents
CyberPatrol
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Bottom line: Poor blocklist, easy bypass, no chat monitoring, and confusing interface
McGruff SafeGuard
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Bottom line: Despite some good monitoring it's buggy and easy to circumvent

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