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Title: Quelling the Danger Lurking in Junior's Backpack

Author: De Avila, Joseph Article Type: Product Analysis
Source: Wall Street Journal, v251 n95 pD1(2) Publication Date: Apr 23, 2008
  ISSN: 0193-2241
URL of Publication: http://www.wsj.com

As cell phones increasingly offer Internet access on the go, parents are beginning to worry about monitoring their children's online lives away from the home computer. On the other hand, cell phones allow parents to keep in closer contact with their children. Most cell phone companies offer parents tools to help manage how their kids use their cell phones, such as blocked access to certain sites. One carrier even offers to alert parents whenever their child receives a message or call. Demand for Internet access is high among teens, and 72 percent of them have phones. Experts recommend that parents make clear to their kids why they are monitoring them, to avoid alienating them or losing their trust. AT&T offers parents a plan to limit the number of text messages their child can send or receive, as well as blocking inappropriate content. These features, however, do not work with Apple Inc.'s iPhone. Verizon Wireless offers parents three levels of protection to choose from for children of different ages. T-Mobile USA Inc. and SprintNextel Corp. also offer parents ways to limit their children's browsing. RADAR, a third-party application, sends parents an email or text every time their child uses her phone, and even allows parents to read their kids' text messages.

Companies:
Apple Inc AT&T Inc
eAgency Inc Sprint Nextel Corp
T-Mobile USA Inc Verizon Wireless Inc

Products:
Apple iPhone Radar

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