Monitoring Kids’ Web Access [Mossberg’s Mailbox]

There’s no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers. Everybody has questions about them, and we aim to help.

Here are a few questions about computers I’ve received recently from society like you, and my answers. I have edited and restated the questions a bit, for readability.


I couldn’t find any columns on products you recommend for monitoring kids’ Web access and installing parental controls.

I recently purchased a new computer for my 9-year-old daughter. I want to compose certain she can only access specific Web sites and I want to protect her from inappropriate spam and chatting.

whether you have a computer running one of the newer versions of Windows or the Macintosh operating system, I recommend using the extensive parental controls that are now built right into those operating systems. While you can […]

Orginal post by Walter S. Mossberg

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