A new way of parental control

@shybrsky said:

im using windows parental control ... free n easy to use

The only trouble with that is it needs to be configured per device.

Which is a bit of a pain.

Only a pain in you have 10 kids

Otherwise as a parent I would rather get asked for Password input and have to set things up, sounds a bit Big Brother but you can never be too careful with what your kidos see and do online these days.

Minion Queen

THANK THE GOOD LORD I don't have to deal with this stuff anymore!

DustinB3403

@Minion-Queen wouldn't a centrally managed Content Filter / Time-Tracker be more fluid?

Everything is managed at your Internet, rather than at the device.

BRRABill

@Minion-Queen said:

Only a pain in you have 10 kids

Otherwise as a parent I would rather get asked for Password input and have to set things up, sounds a bit Big Brother but you can never be too careful with what your kidos see and do online these days.

Only 2, so I am OK.

Most of the times it's for new educational stuff.

They have been clamoring for Minecraft on the PC (and Mac, I think) where they can interact with other people. I'm not quite sure I am ready for that yet. If you spend 5 minutes on XBOX Live you'll hear more racism and profanity than you've probably ever heard in your life. Mostly being screamed by 13 year old kids.

BRRABill

That Circle thing is actually pretty intriguing

1 -- IF it works as advertised and
2 -- the kids are always on your WiFI

Minion Queen

@DustinB3403 said:

@Minion-Queen wouldn't a centrally managed Content Filter / Time-Tracker be more fluid?

Everything is managed at your Internet, rather than at the device.

As a parent this feels like you are being sneaky about doing it. I wanted my kid to know and be aware that there are lines that he wasn't allowed to cross.

dafyre

@Minion-Queen said:

@DustinB3403 said:

@Minion-Queen wouldn't a centrally managed Content Filter / Time-Tracker be more fluid?

Everything is managed at your Internet, rather than at the device.

As a parent this feels like you are being sneaky about doing it. I wanted my kid to know and be aware that there are lines that he wasn't allowed to cross.

But how do you catch him if he crosses them? ... or did you -- since he's an adult and all that now, lol.

DustinB3403

Oh I don't mean, just stop the website or video etc from loading.

But much like DansGaurdian clearly label it as off-limits when such a site is attempted to be accessed.

BRRABill

@Minion-Queen said:

As a parent this feels like you are being sneaky about doing it. I wanted my kid to know and be aware that there are lines that he wasn't allowed to cross.

I like the time management part of it more, I think. For me, that is much harder to manage than the content.

BRRABill

CAN MY KIDS TURN THE CIRCLE DEVICE OFF?
It is possible to turn off Circle, but we designed it with enterprising kids in mind.

LOL.

BRRABill

@Dashrender said:

This appears to be a hardware and software solution, unless the software absolutely doesn't need the hardware, I'm not sure how you could trial this software?

It seems to be hardware only.

I'm wondering how this thing works, exactly.

How does the traffic get re-routed to it?

scottalanmiller

How does it work when off? And if it works when off, why not just do that instead of having the device?

BRRABill

Ah, this is how they do it:

https://meetcircle.com/features/tech-specs/

BRRABill

@scottalanmiller

Built with teens in mind.
Worried about Circle being unplugged? Not to worry. Circle has a battery. Couldn’t they just remove it from the home? Or just plain turn it off? Not without you getting a notification right away. As you can see, we’ve got you covered parents.

DustinB3403

Only works with Apple devices... lol