Teens and school-age children are getting more technologically savvy by the day, often outpacing what their parents understand about these high-tech gadgets. For some kids, it merely implies they’re learning computer languages, producing websites, and even building robots. Many kids use today’s technology to watch videos on YouTube, play MMORPGs, and send text messages. It is good that your children can...
The Internet can be a hub for all sorts of unhealthy behavior and activities. As such, most people — especially intimate couples and parents — worry about how their loved ones interact in the virtual world. For example, dating sites create several opportunities for people in committed relationships to cheat on their spouses. Children can also become easy prey for cyberbullies and sexual predators. A platform...
Billions of people use WhatsApp daily for communication and information sharing. That said, WhatsApp is so popular due to its simplicity. Creating an account and starting chats with contacts on this platform is as easy as it gets. When the platform introduced the 24-hour “Status” feature, it became even more widely accepted as a medium for entertainment, advertisement, and networking. Unfortunately, WhatsApp...
Viber is an instant messaging platform that allows users to share messages and multimedia files. It also enables them to make and receive VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls. While the service is quite similar to WhatsApp and Facebook, it’s not as popular as the aforementioned mediums. However, you might have reservations and concerns about using Viber, and for good reasons as well. With the growing online...
The global digital economy is changing, and the changes has effected a major deviation in our lives. We use our phones for many things, and sometimes people use their devices to hide secrets. Therefore, the basis for reading someone’s text messages might seem questionable but justifiable nonetheless. Secret text message surveillance is not new, and some governments have been monitoring people’s phones for a long...
Not only is Parental Monitoring acceptable, and Employee Monitoring acceptable, they are compulsory. If not legally, then morally and ethically; seeing as parents and employers are in a position to moderate tragedy and liability that are associated with smartphone misuse or the need for protection. Authority comes with responsibility. Happily, there will be something to note is that often spy phone programs necessitate...