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Parental controls on your home Parental controls on your child’s How can help? smartphone and tablet

ost UK You can customise your you block websites that are arental controls on Vodafone Secure Net Vodafone Content Control Mproviders offer free settings in three steps: unsuitable for younger users. Psmartphones and tablets protects you and your family prevents access to online whole-home parental controls, Vodafone Choose a rating: PG, 13 or 18 In addition, you can install can block access to websites against harmful websites content and services rated which apply to any device that Available to anyone with Use the Watershed feature to F-Secure SAFE on up to containing adult content. and viruses that could on Vodafones mobile connects to your broadband Vodafone Broadband, set restrictions at certain times fi ve devices to protect our Mobile phone companies damage your mobile data network. via your home hub. Vodafone parental controls of the day children from inappropriate can fi lter content rated and devices, steal your Content Control is in place ’s parental controls are are free and accessible from dd specifi c ebsites that content, viruses, identity at the network level – check data or cause you to lose on all devices Vodafone offers. turned on by default and you within your online account. you would like to block. theft and malicious websites with your mobile provider personal content like The age-restricted content have to choose to turn them They protect all devices o fi n out or whether they are at home hether this fi lter is on or off photos, music and . bar only works on Vodafone’s off. If you’re with one of the connected to your Wi-Fi vodafone.uk/sky or out and about. The UK’s main mobile You can also block mobile network, not on other broadband providers, and prevent access to o fi n out or providers (e.g. Vodafone, EE, inappropriate websites by Fi and proof of age you turn the controls on inappropriate online content, vodafone.uk/VirginMedia O2 and Three) automatically features such as FaceTime, age on your child’s device is required if you wish to yourself. Contact your provider such as violence, gambling, bloc rated content in-app purchases and Safari. and restrict mobile use to remove it from your device. to fi nd out ho to do this and adult material, as well BT through the Active Choice o fi n out or certain times of the day. o fi n out or and bear in mind that these as to websites that contain BT Parental Controls let you netorlevel fi ltering sstem vodafone.uk/apples o fi n out or vodafone.co.uk/control controls only work on your viruses or malware. manage internet access on all TalkTalk But remember, these parentalcontrols https://securenet. Wi-Fi network, not when you’re Having set up parental devices connected to your TalkTalk’s HomeSafe works fi lters onl or hen the vodafone.co.uk using 3G or 4G to get online. controls from your account, BT Home Hub and BT Wi-Fi as a eb fi lter to all devices device is connected via the Windows Phone (eg ou can fi nd out more about you can use the Vodafone hotspots (for example, cafés connected to your TalkTalk mobile network, not Wi-Fi. Lumia) parental controls on mobile Broadband app to set up and other public spaces). router. The free package Your mobile’s operating The My Family option helps devices on p43. a family network to control Available for free, they includes Kids Safe, which system may also include you to manage the apps and your children’s access to include strict, moderate and lets you block inappropriate safety features and you games your child is able to Wi-Fi at home and set time light fi lters an option to restrict sites you’d rather children can set restrictions on the download to their phone. You limits. Go to or access to specifi c ebsites and didn’t see. You can also use App Store and Google Play can also set up Kid’s Corner the App Store to download a homework-time setting that it for Homework Time, (see below). on your own Windows Phone Third-party parental controls the Vodafone Broadband blocks social media, gaming restricting the hours they so that, if your child borrows app for free. and homework cheat websites. can go on certain websites, Android (eg LG, , it, they can only access o fi n out or o fi n out or while Virus Alerts lets you , Huawei, age-appropriate content vodafone.uk/home vodafone.uk/bt browse safely. HTC, Motorola) and not get to the rest of o fi n out or The restricted user feature your stuff that you want ou may decide to use vodafone.uk/TalkTalk lets you manage which apps, to keep private. Ya dedicated parental games and other content o fi n out or control solution to do things Sky your child can access and vodafone.uk/microsoft like block inappropriate Sky Broadband Shield works Virgin Media Web Safe works on gives you the choice of myfamily content and set time limits. on all devices connected to any device connected to your disabling certain features, o st u i’s ornr Some of these require you your Sky home broadband home Wi-Fi. Provided free in such as location and camera. vodafone.uk/kid to pay a subscription; others and comes at no extra cost. broadband packages, it lets o fi n out or are free. If you already have vodafone.uk/cnet a security suite on your computer, check whether iOS (eg iPhone and iPad) it includes parental controls You can enable restrictions as you may not need a Parental controls in on your child’s iPhone or third-party solution. F-Secure (paid for) your web browser iPad and select on or off for o fi n out or vodafone.uk/fsecure

ou can change the settings which ones your child has and inappropriate content. Qustodio (free) Yon the browser you use to visited, turn on SafeSearch and o fi n out or o fi n out or access the internet. If you use prevent apps being installed. vodafone.uk/IE App store restrictions vodafone.uk/qustodio Norton Family (paid for) more than one, don’t forget o fi n out or o fi n out or to change the settings on vodafone.uk/chrome Firefox vodafone.uk/norton each one. The parental controls in Internet Explorer Firefo fi lter eb content ou can set up parental to prevent your child Kaspersky Security Chrome Microsoft’s Content Advisor that may be inappropriate Ycontrols on the App downloading apps that Cloud (paid for) McAfee (paid for) Supervised user accounts on enables you to prevent your or offensive for children. Store (see vodafone.uk/ are age inappropriate. o fi n out or o fi n out or Google Chrome allow you to child from seeing websites o fi n out or apps) and Google Play (see vodafone.uk/kaspersky vodafone.uk/mcafee block certain websites, see containing nudity, violence vodaoneukfi reo vodafone.uk/googleplay)

42 Digital Parenting | The digital resilience issue

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Safety and privacy controls o fi n out or incoming calls, prevent Telling it on social networks and apps vodafone.uk/twitter people from seeing your like it is Snapchat o rort onrns photos and set -call Minimum age: 13 vodafone.uk/TwitterReport privacy options. any social networks and mute users in Video What can you set? o fi n out or As tech-savvy as children Mapps have a minimum Chat and block people. Choose who can send you vodafone.uk/oovoofaqs are, they’re often unaware age of 13. Young people can Instagram o fi n out or n Snaps, decide who can view ASKfm o rort onrns of what they agree to in have a positive experience by Minimum age: 13 report concerns: your Stories and block people. Minimum age: 13 vodafone.uk/oovooreport the T&Cs of apps and other making the most of built-in What can you set? Make vodafone.uk/Kik o fi n out or What can you set? services. To highlight tools to protect their privacy photos and videos private vodafone.uk/snapchat Allow or block anonymous this nne ongfi eld the and safety. and block people. o rort onrns questions, delete questions Children’s Commissioner o fi n out or vodafone.uk/snapchathelp and answers from your Yellow of England and Wales, had vodafone.uk/Instagram Whisper profi le and bloc people Minimum age: 13 with Instagram’s terms and To report concerns: Minimum age: 13 with o fi n out or n rort parental permission; conditions rewritten into Facebook vodafone.uk/InstaReport parental permission; 18 without WhatsApp onrns 18 without child-friendly language Minimum age: 13 What can you set? Block Minimum age: 13 Twitter vodafone.uk/AskFM What can you set? b top la fi rm chillings What can you set? people and hide your location. What can you set? Control Minimum age: 13 Choose who you talk to as part of its recent Decide who sees your posts o fi n out or who sees your information, What can you set? and hide your city so that Growing up Digital report. and Timeline, unfollow, Kik vodafone.uk/ who you interact with, what Protect your tweets so that ooVoo people don’t know your o fi nd out more unfriend and block people. Minimum age: 13 with whispergetstarted you see and what you share. only approved followers see Minimum age: 13 exact location. see www.childrens o fi n out or n parental permission; 18 without To report concerns: o fi n out or n them, choose whether to What can you set? o fi n out or n commissioner.gov.uk/ report concerns: What can you set? vodafone.uk/ report concerns: share your location, unfollow, Prevent certain people rort onrns publication/growing- vodafone.uk/Facebook Manage who can talk to you, whispersupport vodafone.uk/WhatsApp mute and block people. from contacting you, block vodafone.uk/yellowsafety up-digital

Safe mode on video-sharing, Live-streaming V and fi lm services services

ots of online services o fi n out or (Little Kids, Older Kids, Teens Loffer video, TV and movie vodafone.uk/YouTube and Adults/All Maturity) to content. Some use password or or out ouu is help you control what your Skype YouNow and PIN combinations to vodafone.uk/youtubekids child watches. Sky TV Minimum age: 13 Minimum age: 13 with parental live.ly restrict viewing, based on age o fi n out or Using PIN-protected parental What can you set? Hide permission; 18 without Minimum age: 13 with ratings. Some allow separate vodaoneuknet i controls, you can restrict the your age, date of birth and What can you set? Use a parental permission; profi les for ounger users so content your child can watch gender, only allow people nickname, hide your location 18 without they can only view child- BBC iPlayer on Sky TV. The Sky Kids app in your contact list to get and block people. What can you set? As you friendly content (these work The Parental Guidance Lock lets ou set up a child profi le in touch and block people. o fi n out or need a musical.ly account only if the adult chooses the lets you control what your Amazon Video and with shows tailored to their o fi n out or vodafone.uk/YouNow to use live.ly, the settings password and PIN and keeps child can access. The free Amazon Prime age, and set time limits. ive-streaming platforms vodafone.uk/Skype o rort onrns are the same as above. them secret). Some platforms BBC iPlayer Kids app contains Amazon’s PIN feature lets o fi n out or Llet people chat or o rort onrns vodafone.uk/YouNowReport o fi n out or n have dedicated children’s age-appropriate content, such you set purchase and viewing vodafone.uk/SkyTV broadcast videos in real vodafone.uk/SkypeReport rort onrns versions, which only carry as CBeebies and CBBC, and restrictions on each of your o fi n out or out ky is time. This can create privacy vodafone.uk/musically age-appropriate content. Look a Safety Lock, and it has no registered devices. vodafone.uk/skykids and safety issues, so check for the Just for Kids symbol. in-app purchases or adverts. o fi n out or the settings and controls Remember... Since spring 2017, you need a vodafone.uk/amazon on each app. Periscope musical.ly f your i ss nytin password to access BBC iPlayer. on rous si i Minimum age: 13 Minimum age: 13 with parental inrorit or su on o fi n out or friny itions of its ir tt TalkTalk TV Store What can you set? Hide your permission; 18 without i strin sri, YouTube vodafone.uk/ wit si fturs for fiis This has been integrated location, set private broadcast What can you set? ty sou rort it to t YouTube’s Restricted mode or or out with the parental controls Facebook Live so only people you invite can Make your account private, let or wsit inistrtors helps to screen content you iyr is Apple TV in the and Xbox Minimum age: 13 watch your broadcasts, restrict only friends direct message you f ty r t sut of wouldn’t want your child vodafone.uk/bbckidssafety Turn on Restrictions to One. Safety features are What can you set? Decide chat to only people you follow (direct.ly), block users and hide inrorit su ontt to see. YouTube also offers manage access to app also available in the who sees your live stream and choose whether to share your location. (To live stream or ro y notr ouube ids specifi call purchases, movies, multiplayer .1+ app. and Timeline, unfollow, your broadcast on Twitter. content made using musical.ly, rson, ty sou t for children. It contains only games and other content o fi n out or unfriend and block people. o fi n out or you need to use live.ly.) n ut ty trust n age-appropriate videos and e t i on your Apple TV. vodafone.uk/TalkTalkTV o fi n out or n vodafone.uk/pscphelp o fi n out or n rort it iity includes parental controls There are four maturity levels o fi n out or rort onrns o rort onrns rort onrns to CEOP at www.ceop. and a timer. in et i parental controls vodafone.uk/appletv vodafone.uk/Facebook vodafone.uk/pscpreport vodafone.uk/musically police.uk/ceop-report

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