If you’re a parent, the notion of being Big Brother to your kids likely isn’t a popular one. But is it sometimes necessary?
While a company called SMobile Systems is now offering a Big Brother solution for parents to more closely monitor the actual text that’s being blabbed back and forth on a cell phone, parents are still charged with somehow convincing their kids they should be willing to be censored.
A new product from SMobile Systems called Security Shield Parental Control Edition affords parents the ability to see a log of text messages (or SMS messages) as well as phone calls that have been placed and received.
Parents can read the content of the text messages and can even set up alerts for flagged keywords they deem unsavory.
Do you think the service, which costs an annual $30 per year with automatic software updates, will help mom and dad level the playing field or is it an over-the-line intrusion of privacy?