Parental Control: Buying Advice, Tips, and News

At Black Hat, researchers revealed that dozens of kid trackers rely on the same insecure server infrastructure in China, posing security risks for children and parents alike.

Parenting in the digital age ain't easy. I’ve spent years reviewing security and privacy tools, and these are the habits every child should learn to stay safe without taking the fun out of being online.

Apple, Google, and Microsoft all offer free parental control apps or settings to help you keep your kids safer online. We walk you through the benefits and drawbacks of each.

The top parental control tools help families manage screen time, filter inappropriate content, and encourage safer online habits—without sacrificing privacy or trust.

From TikTok to Discord, here's how you can better understand your kids' digital lives and guide them with confidence.

Kids may be digital natives, but that doesn't mean they understand online risks. Here are five practical tips to start building cybersecurity skills at home.

If your kids need a screen-time breather, here are a few ways to disconnect their devices from Wi-Fi through your router settings.

A new Pew Research Center survey finds 42% of parents feel they could do better.

Next month, OpenAI will bring parental control tools to ChatGPT. Once linked to a teen's account, parents will receive notifications if the chatbot detects their child is in distress.

The X alternative says the breadth of the state’s age-verification law left it no option.

One potential hangup: You can’t port an existing landline number over to this new service.

Meta is also rolling out Teen Accounts to Facebook and Messenger today.

A new machine learning model will analyze a user’s search activity, YouTube history, and account age to spot kids who are under 18.

Among the updates to Google's Family Link parental-control system are new School Time options that let parents control what apps their kids can use and when during school hours.

Mobicip makes online parenting a little easier with inexpensive apps to help you create screen time schedules, check your child's location, and filter inappropriate content on your child's devices.

Kids will get a heads-up 30 minutes before playtime ends, while parents can keep tabs on how much they're gaming via a Time Reports dashboard.

Your kids are smart and probably more tech-savvy than you. If you're trying to limit their iPhone screen time, here are some tricks they may be using to outsmart you.

Teens don't want to be spied on, but they need to be protected from internet dangers. We tell you how to establish trust with your kids while learning the challenges they face online.

Parental control software can be confusing and overwhelming. The best things you can do to keep your kids safe online are simple and free.

The control will require kids to get parental approval before sending some messages.