Advice Request Security suites with password-protected parental controls

[alakazam]

Besides Sophos, are there any other security suite vendors that offer password-protected parental control that blocks access to adult websites for all browsers, including in private browsing?
I know of Kaspersky Safe Kids, but I don't like it for various reasons.

 

[show-Zi]

I'm just starting to use it, so I'm not sure in detail, but F-Secure has a parent control function. Perhaps it is a specification that specifies the device as a child's use and then installs the add-on separately in the browser.
I think @upnorth knows the details well.

 

[upnorth]

I'm just starting to use it, so I'm not sure in detail, but F-Secure has a parent control function. Perhaps it is a specification that specifies the device as a child's use and then installs the add-on separately in the browser.
I think @upnorth knows the details well.

I actually don't know all the details well when it comes to F-Secures " Family Rules ", and it's simply because it's a part of F-Secure I rarely fiddle with and personal I also got a sceptical view on all so called parental/family control softwares no matter what vendor/company. Time spent together, in the same room without any closed or locked doors, also online can never be replaced by any software.

It does exist some guides for F-Secures family rules and of course I will link one, but for example OPs specific request of support of all browsers and in private browsing, I can't confirm.

F-Secure User Guides

Guides and manuals for your F-Secure products

help.f-secure.com

 

[ddave]

GData Internet Security (and Total Security) has parental control but i don't know if is "password-protected".

 

[alakazam]

Time spent together, in the same room without any closed or locked doors, also online can never be replaced by any software.

I agree, but life is not perfect, and the situations you mentioned are not always achievable.

 

[SeriousHoax]

You can take a look at Bitdefender. I have not personally used Parental Controls.

https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/1518/

https://www.bitdefender.com/consumer/support/answer/25654/

 

[show-Zi]

How about changing DNS?

On a side note, blocking kids from browsing the site reminds me of the Great Firewall that's been talked about in other threads. Family may be a small country.

 

[alakazam]

How about changing DNS?

My IPS doesn't allow it, and changing it only on the PC is useless cause it cannot be password-protected.

Also, why does this necessarily have to be about blocking children from browsing? Blocking certain websites helps adults who are struggling with a particular type of temptation.

 

[show-Zi]

My IPS doesn't allow it, and changing it only on the PC is useless cause it cannot be password-protected.

Also, why does this necessarily have to be about blocking children from browsing? Blocking certain websites helps adults who are struggling with a particular type of temptation.

I'm sorry. From the word parent control I saw in the first post, I misinterpreted it.

I was a little interested in F-Secure's Parent Control, so I tried it on my smartphone. You can specify the software that can be started and the time zone that can be used. Also, it seems that the sites you want to block are adjusted by selecting the genre. The difficulty is that the settings cannot be switched for each user. To release the parent control, remove the device to be protected from the management screen, uninstall it, and then install it again and specify the protection of the device again.

 

[NewbyUser]

Eset has parental control in both their Internet Security and Smart Security Premium products. If it is active a password being set is required to protect the settings.

 

[upnorth]

Also, why does this necessarily have to be about blocking children from browsing? Blocking certain websites helps adults who are struggling with a particular type of temptation.

Parent is not just used in the thread title, but also in the description in the first post so try to be more clear next time if you actually mean also adults. The word " Parent ", is also a reason why F-Secure decided several years to stop using it in their SAFE and TOTAL products. Family, is for sure a much better word.

I was a little interested in F-Secure's Parent Control, so I tried it on my smartphone. You can specify the software that can be started and the time zone that can be used. Also, it seems that the sites you want to block are adjusted by selecting the genre. The difficulty is that the settings cannot be switched for each user. To release the parent control, remove the device to be protected from the management screen, uninstall it, and then install it again and specify the protection of the device again.

Great advice and test. Thanks! Please test a few " basic " sites that should be blocked, and let us know here how it worked.