Child Proofing Smart Phones

Protect your child from cyber dangers with the below guide

A smartphone is the basic need of the present world. It simplifies your daily tasks by allowing you to perform a number of complex tasks with ease and simplicity. The growth of the Internet and technology have allowed people across the world to use these technological gadgets and smoothen their life in a friendly and hassle free-way.

However, with our growing dependency on smartphones, we have left our new generation prone to cyber dangers including cyberbullying and exposure to unwanted or inappropriate content. The impacts of these are drastic and disastrous at the early ages.

The various effects of the cyberbullying and the use of unwanted content include:

• Low Esteem
• Depression
• Anger
• Loneliness
• Withdrawn from social lives
• Low Confidence
• Anxiety
• Nightmares
• Drugs and Alcohol
• Suicidal thoughts, etc.

It is therefore imperative to protect our children in the online world by creating a safer environment for them to grow in. Here, in this article, we have listed some of the security measures that you can implement to ensure the safety and the security of your children. 

• Put a lock on your smartphones
  
  Locking your smartphone is the first and foremost step that an individual should take to prevent your children from accessing the Internet. The advancement in technology has made various locks available to secure your smartphones and tablets. These include swipe lock, Pattern lock, password lock, fingerprint sensor, facial recognition, etc.
  By putting the lock on your smartphones, you can restrict your smartphones and tablets to be accessed by your child or any unknown person. This ensures that the unwanted information that is present in the online world are away from your child’s reach.

• Set up restrictions in Google Play
  
  Google Play application on your smartphone and tablet device allow you to set the maturity level of the app that you would like to browse through and it also allows you to set a PIN code for your purchases. This also provides you with the feature of content filtering which restricts the content search if the PIN is unknown. This PIN needs to be entered or changed whenever you amend any setting or want to restrict a user’s access. 

• Applock
  
  Applock is an application developed for your smartphone to prevent the apps from unauthorized access. Applock is a protective measure for various smartphone applications including Whatsapp, Facebook, Snapchat, Contacts, Settings, Gmail, etc.
  Applock restricts a user to access the content through the use of password, pattern, and fingerprint lock. The application is presently available for the Android-based Operating system.

• Toddler Lock
  
  Toddler Lock is a child lock that is designed to keep your child entertained without having to worry about making calls or switching to some other applications. With the help of toddler lock, you can teach your child different shapes, figures with the presence of a soothing sound.

• Gryphon Wireless Mesh Router
  
  Gryphon Wireless Mesh router is a unique solution that is designed to provide a safe and smarter home with intelligent management and protection of your smart devices. With Gryphon Wireless Mesh router, you need not be in your home to manage the network and get yourself notified with the intrusion. Your smartphone can act as a remote control through which you can either grant or revoke the access to a particular website or pause the Internet as a whole from any corner. You also get an option for content filtering, network security for the entire home. Also, the availability of automatic updates helps you to be updated with the latest security measures.

So, are you ready to protect your children in the cyber world? If you have not done anything till now, try implementing the listed techniques and see how it can prove beneficial in your daily lives.