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Five programs you can use to keep your family safe [Arab News (Saudi Arabia)](Arab News (Saudi Arabia) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Shaden AbdulrahmanHaving the knowledge to protect your family online is vital in our age of cyber revolution. Kids are now exposed to a huge variety of entertaining, educational as well as dangerous content everyday if you're not watching closely. It's true that you might not be able to understand many of their activities online, yet as a parent it is your job to protect them from potential harmful content or activities. It is important that you educate your family first and foremost but don't underestimate the power of Internet. Make sure your kids are not stepping into dangerous territory online, unintentionally of course, by installing any of the following programs: Norton Online Family Norton Online Family is free software that lets parents monitor the websites their children visit as well as what they search for online and who they chat with. You can set time-limits for how long your kids can use the PC for and see their social networking activities and even receive an email report about all of the kid's online activities. Windows Live Family Safety Microsoft's free parental controls software, Windows Live Family Safety, is part of its Windows Live Essentials package that includes MSN Messenger and Microsoft's webmail client. You can block specific sites and applications as well as control how long kids can use a computer. AVG Family Safety Security firm AVG recently made its Family Safety parental controls software available for free. The software allows you to create profiles for each one of your children, which can be adjusted as the child gets older and as their digital behavior and habits change. As well as blocking inappropriate content, such as pornographic sites, the software lets you prevent access to over 80 different social networks including Facebook, MySpace and Bebo. PGSurfer Pareto Logic, the company behind PGSurfer, is a Microsoft certified partner. This software lets you filter inappropriate content from your kids by offering profiles that can be set-up restricting the types of sites that can be visited. Furthermore, it also lets you block chat rooms, p2p sharing programs and other apps as well stopping files being downloaded. K9 Web Protection 4.0.296 K9 Web Protection is a comprehensive parental controls and web filtering package that will keep the whole family safe online. It is your responsibility to pay attention to what your kids do and who they meet online. Remember, as they get older, they should become gradually responsible to manage their own profiles and online relations but for now, make sure they are in good hands. Do you use any software program to manage your children's online activities? Please share with us. (c) 2014 Arab News All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info, an Albawaba.com company |