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Mobicip E-Newsletter: How to Prevent Workarounds to Safe Browsing

Submitted by Suren on Tue, 05/17/2011 - 13:46

 
 
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In this issue...

  1. How to Prevent Workarounds to Safe Browsing
  2. Like Mobicip on iOS? Mobicip for Windows 7 (Beta) Now Available
  3. FAQ Spotlight: Will My Subscription Renew Automatically?

How to Prevent Workarounds to Safe Browsing

This is the single most common question we are asked by parents and the most common reason to upgrade to the Premium service.

See this article for a comprehensive tutorial. At a minimum, use the Restrictions feature of iOS to turn off Safari, YouTube and apps rated 17+. Even with this setup, there may be one additional problem. The native Google and Bing apps are incorrectly rated at 4+ on the App Store, and this is what you can do to block them:
  1. Use Restrictions to turn off the App Store. You can always turn it back on temporarily to allow app downloads.
  2. Check the device periodically and delete Bing and/or Google, if installed.
  3. Upgrade to Mobicip's Premium service and keep tabs on the Internet activity through the Safe Browser. Persistent lack of activity should be reason to take steps 1 or 2 above, and of course have a conversation with your child.
We hope you find these suggestions helpful.

Like Mobicip on iOS? Mobicip for Windows 7 (Beta) Now Available

By popular request, Mobicip for Windows is available in the form of a public beta. To participate in the beta, simply express your interest via email or through the contact form. We will set you up with a free trial and send you instructions immediately.

FAQ Spotlight: Will My Subscription Renew Automatically?

If it has been over a year since you purchased the Premium subscription, it might be time to renew it in order to keep the level of service. Your subscription may be renewed automatically provided the credit card information is still valid.

If the subscription is not renewed, Mobicip will continue to work using the default filtering level setting you had selected. Any custom filtering settings will be ignored and no Internet activity reports will be generated. To renew your subscription, simply login at www.mobicip.com and click "Renew now".

If there are other issues or features you want to highlight to us, please send a quick note to support@mobicip.com. We will continue to listen to your feedback and fix problems as best we can.

Sincerely
Mobicip.com Crew

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Apple Makes App Store More Family Friendly

Submitted by Suren on Mon, 02/22/2010 - 02:13

 

As you know, we had been advising parents to turn off the App Store completely to avoid the problem of kids browsing through objectionable apps and screenshots on the App Store, let alone install these apps. Parents and educators can rest easy in this regard going forward.

Apple has, in one sweeping action this weekend, decided to retire thousands of apps that have inappropriate images from the App Store. Read the original Tipb article here, excerpt below:

Following up on last night’s story about the removal of apps with sexual content from the iTunes App Store, TiPb asked Apple for comment and they responded: 

“Whenever we receive customer complaints about objectionable content we review them. If we find these apps contain inappropriate material we remove them and request the developer make any necessary changes in order to be distributed by Apple.”

This is great news for parents concerned about their kids accessing the App Store and running into objectionable apps as a matter of routine.

Thank You Apple, for listening to your biggest fans - parents - and addressing their concerns!

How Do I Assign A Device to Each Child

Submitted by bew123 on Fri, 11/13/2009 - 15:33

 

 My children are glad that they finally have a service where they can use the internet on their iTouches. I purchased a premium subscription for two devices, but on the website they are both assigned to one child and the second child has no devices assigned to them. How do I manage this so that each child has their device assigned to them?

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