- Mobiflock
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Mobiflock is a parental control service written and intended for smartphones only. Calls, text messages, web browsing, location, applications and time spent on the phone can be monitored. Mobiflock also sends parents alerts via email and/or text message to notify them of particularly harmful activity such as cyber-bullying, sexting or sexual grooming.[clarification needed] A timetable can also be used to limit phone use late at night, school or other places where cell phone use might be inappropriate. In emergencies, children under use of Mobiflock by their parents can always contact their VIP contacts, such as mom, dad etc. Location services using GPS technology allows parents using the software to see the current location of the child's phone, as well as where the child has been in a certain time period.
Parents can adjust the Mobiflock security settings according to their family's culture, their child's age and their child's personality. Mobiflock also has resources available for parents who want to know more about the online threats their children might face.[1] Mobiflock was launched as a beta service in April 2011.[2] It currently only operates on newer Nokia Symbian handsets; support for other operating systems such as Android and BlackBerry Rim will appear soon. Mobiflock was written by South African mobile entrepreneur, Patrick Lawson. [3] Founders include Donald Jackson and Vanessa Clark.
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