Hey parents, here’s a way for you to monitor your kid’s mobile phone activity: “Parents can now use SafetyWeb (News - Alert) to monitor their child's mobile phone activity from anywhere by logging into SafetyWeb.com, or by using the SafetyWeb mobile application for iPhone and Android (News - Alert).”
Kids, you might want to be aware of this, too. It might save some, well, clumsy conversations later on at home. Just a heads-up from a guy who’s been there.
SafetyWeb is an example of Web-based parental control software, “especially meant for parents to monitor their kids and teens’ online and their mobile phone activities to protect them from cyberbullying, sexting, stalking and other dangers,” according to SafetyWeb officials.
Mobile Monitoring is included in every SafetyWeb subscription. What it does is show your child's mobile phone calls and mobile text message activity. “It's never been easier to know who is calling and texting your child, and whom your child is calling and texting,” say company officials, words sure to strike fear in the hearts of teens everywhere.
It gets better, parents: “You can also know what times your child is using their mobile phone to call and text their friends, and be alerted if they are using their phone at inappropriate or restricted time periods.”
SafetyWeb monitors mobile phones on all major wireless networks, including Verizon, AT&T Wireless, Sprint (News - Alert), and T Mobile. Simply log in to your SafetyWeb account and connect your child's mobile phone details.
You can also perform a free search for a sample report to see what profiles your child has online.
David Sims is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of David’s articles, please visit his columnist page. He also blogs for TMCnet here.
Edited by Tammy Wolf