WebSafety Parenting Blog
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We want to make WebSafety the best product possible for helping parents protect children. So, we want to hear from you! We are interviewing users to hear your favorite WebSafety features and those which could improve. We also want to learn about how you manage your...
Instagram gives Snapchat the shove; where your teen dedicates their ‘digital’ time
Instagram is taking the number one slot for social media platforms most used by teens. This is according to Piper Jaffray’s semi-annual report “Taking Stock With Teens” survey. Instagram vs. Snapchat Who has Instagram nudged out of the way? Snapchat, of course. The...
Worried your Facebook account was one of the 29 million hacked? Here’s how to tell.
The bad news just keeps rolling in for Facebook and its users. Earlier this month, the social media giant announced 29 million accounts had been accessed by hackers, meaning personal information has yet again fallen into the wrong hands. Facebook has since confirmed...
7 parenting tech tips from a professional hacker
Kids can get around just about anything. Let’s face it, technology comes naturally to the younger generation, they’re quicker, smarter and more creative than their parents. That’s why WebSafety talked to professional hacker Chelsea Brown (Information Security...
Parents, beware: Kids are outsmarting Apple’s new screen time controls
Apple's new screen time controls are designed to help parents monitor what their kids are doing online, as well as set limits to how much time they spend in front of their phone or tablet. But less than a month after the debut of the iOS 12 update, there are reports...
Soft skills you should be teaching your kids now
You’ve prepped your child for their future. They have the grades, they have the extra-curricular, they have the test scores… but is their cell phone getting in the way of their communication and time management skills? “We know that 92% of teens are online, but the...
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