MySpace is a growing phenomenon,
popular with teens all across the globe. It is easy to understand
its appeal. Each person creates their own page, their own "space",
where they can express themselves without parental monitoring
or censorship, and form bonds with other people online. In some
ways, MySpace is very traditional - girls have pink pages where
they talk about love and kittens, and boys use darker shades
and boast about their drunken escapades.
But it doesn't stop there. A quick browse through MySpace
shows that many of the girls are putting up scantily-clad photos
of themselves. There's swearing, talk of drug use, and suicidal
poetry. In short, there are many things on MySpace that you
would never want your children to see. Sometimes, the dangers
of MySpace spread to the real world, as certain news stories
about sexual predators illustrate.
Many parents have already discovered the horrors of
MySpace. A well-known Internet safety expert recently revealed
that she receives about 1,000 emails a day from parents who
are upset about what they've seen on MySpace. So what can you
do?
For most parents, MySpace monitoring solution
such as SniperSpy and WebWatcher
are the most practical. With the help of software, you can
keep an eye on how your children use MySpace at all times -
even when you're out of the house. You can choose to use SniperSpy
and WebWatcher in two different ways. Either you tell your children
that you're monitoring their MySpace use, which means that they're
likely to be much more cautious and sensible - essentially,
it'll be as if you're standing next to them, asking "should
you really be doing that"? The other option is to run SniperSpy
and WebWatcher in total stealth mode, and find out exactly
what your children do and who they talk to when you're not around.
As well as monitoring MySpace, SniperSpy
and WebWatcher lets you read emails, monitor chats and instant
messages, block access to certain web sites and much, much more.
If you're worried about your children's safety online but can't
stand next to the computer at all times, our software is the
solution for you. |
