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NEW SOFTWARE TO MONITOR YOUR KIDS PHONES
by kiwimom Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:26 am
I don't know if it works overseas or if you have anything similar. Thought it was interesting though given how many perps are stalking the kids on the internet. I imagine they get their phone numbers and start texting and calling them too and the GPS part of it would be useful if they go missing!
New spy software has gone on sale in New Zealand to allow parents to monitor their children's text messages and cellphone calls.
The technology even has a GPS tracking device so parents know exactly
where their children are at any given moment - all for a cost of $44.
Sally Rae and Steve Herstell, who launched the software in New Zealand
yesterday, said the application was aimed at helping parents prevent
their children become victims of bullying, sexting and grooming.
"You need to train a child to use a cellphone, and this is a way of doing that," Ms Rae said.
She and Mr Herstell, her partner, gave her two daughters mobile phones so they could contact them if plans changed.
They have the NZ franchise for MyFone and have now launched it, citing concerns about bad cyberspace behaviour.
"You can actually watch all telephone calls in and out, you can
black-list some numbers if you want to," Ms Rae said. "You can see all
texts in and out and the content of the texts. You can also GPS-track
them."
MyFone software is purchased online and downloaded to a handset, which is then connected to the mobile number to be monitored.
The technology then sends a text to the number asking for permission, which the person has an option of allowing.
HOW IT WORKS
* The software is bought for $44.20 from www.myfone.mobi.
* The file is downloaded to a handset and the parent enters their child's number.
* A text is sent to the child's phone asking for permission for it to be monitored.
* If the child agrees, they reply with a text saying "yes".
* The child's cellphone usage can then be monitored for one month
before another text from the software is sent asking for permission.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10714812
New spy software has gone on sale in New Zealand to allow parents to monitor their children's text messages and cellphone calls.
The technology even has a GPS tracking device so parents know exactly
where their children are at any given moment - all for a cost of $44.
Sally Rae and Steve Herstell, who launched the software in New Zealand
yesterday, said the application was aimed at helping parents prevent
their children become victims of bullying, sexting and grooming.
"You need to train a child to use a cellphone, and this is a way of doing that," Ms Rae said.
She and Mr Herstell, her partner, gave her two daughters mobile phones so they could contact them if plans changed.
They have the NZ franchise for MyFone and have now launched it, citing concerns about bad cyberspace behaviour.
"You can actually watch all telephone calls in and out, you can
black-list some numbers if you want to," Ms Rae said. "You can see all
texts in and out and the content of the texts. You can also GPS-track
them."
MyFone software is purchased online and downloaded to a handset, which is then connected to the mobile number to be monitored.
The technology then sends a text to the number asking for permission, which the person has an option of allowing.
HOW IT WORKS
* The software is bought for $44.20 from www.myfone.mobi.
* The file is downloaded to a handset and the parent enters their child's number.
* A text is sent to the child's phone asking for permission for it to be monitored.
* If the child agrees, they reply with a text saying "yes".
* The child's cellphone usage can then be monitored for one month
before another text from the software is sent asking for permission.
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10714812
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