ContentWatch, the developer of the popular child-protecting Net Nanny software, and SMobile Systems released Net Nanny Mobile, to provide parents with more tools to protect their kids from “misconduct, exploitation, unwanted communications, sexting, loss and theft, cyber bullying, malware and online predators.” In that sense, parents can monitor their kids’ phone a la Big Brother; track their moves via GPS (Google Maps); conduct remote backups, locks and restoring of the data; filter calls and SMS; and so on.
The only problem is that a smartphone is required — Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, Symbian S60 or Android — which makes me think – if you’re going to spend more on you kid’s handset (smartphones are more expensive), don’t you trust your child to at least a bit take care of itself. If the answer is “No” and you like what Net Nanny and SMobile have to offer, prepare to pour out $30 a year to keep your kid safe, at least in the mobile realm…