EvaDec 20, 2022

When I tell parents that secretly spying on their kids' internet activities is not a great look, they ask me "Well, what SHOULD I do?"

There is no all-purpose parenting answer, but this report from Malwarebytes outlines many of the key considerations: https://www.malwarebytes.com/resources/attachments/parenting-and-growing-up-online-10-2022.pdf

Show threadDave  🇺🇸🇺🇦Dec 20, 2022
@evacide Look, I'm not actively spying on them all the time, but as a parent, I reserve the right to have a glance at the browser history once in a while. It's a healthy enough thing to know your kids aren't into something dangerous.
Show threadJODec 21, 2022
@heydaave @evacide I do this too but I dont do it secretly and we have discussions if something comes up that seems like we need to talk about it. My kids are younger though and I do have parental controls on everything, wifi, TV, devices and they have set screen time limits by day and time. Their freedom will grow as they get older, and more responsible, and mature just as it is with everything else.
Show threadDave  🇺🇸🇺🇦
@LittleYetFierce @evacide It's pretty clear that every parent should talk to their kids, be able to show respect and trust for their kids, especially as they get older. I totally get where you're coming from with the parental controls, etc. It's one thing to trust your kids, quite another to trust everyone they might interact with online. I don't get to say, "Well, I was respecting their privacy and that's how this happened." That's being irresponsible as a parent.
Dec 21, 2022 at 3:26amWeb
Show threadJODec 21, 2022
@heydaave @evacide thats exactly it! We talk about internet safety, and to the extent that they can understand they do, however, I do NOT trust the strangers that can get into to my house via a device.