According to the NSPCC (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) their are around 30,000 individuals registered as sex offenders in England / Wales. They also found more cases of grooming and meetings are being started online.
As a parent it can be very difficult to protect your children online when teenagers often have a better understanding of the Internet and technology than you do.
CYBERminder enables parents to restrict their teenager's online activity to sites and services that are appropriate for their age without any technical knowldege. Parents need to be able to access the Internet without restrictions so by using the included SUPERVISE (blue) key that is exactly what they can do.
CYBERminder Teenager key blocks access to the following types of websites and services:
* Pornography
* Gambling
CYBERminder Teenagers allows access to the Google, Yahoo! and Bing Safe Search engines to ensure that searching the Internet provides your teenager with content that is appropriate yet of interest to their age.
CYBERminder was designed from the principal that it can be installed and used without any technical knowledge.
When you purchase CYBERminder Teenager pack you will receive a SUPERVISE key and a PROTECT (orange) key for Teenagers.
Protecting your teenager takes 4 simple steps:
1) Insert the SUPERVISE key in a USB port on your PC
2) Follow the simple onscreen instructions
3) Remove the SUPERVISE key from your PC
4) Insert the PROTECT key into a USB port on your PC.
Your teenager is now protected!
When you or your teenager need to access the Internet unrestricted you just need to remove the CYBERminder PROTECT key and plug in your SUPERVISE key.
If no CYBERminder key is plugged into the PC then the computer will continue to function normally but will not be able to access the Internet.