Parental Control Over Internet

1. Parental Control Over Internet Parental control over devices has become the most significant thing in today’s digital era where every single task is performed on a digital basis. Nowadays, people of all ages work online because of the advancement in technology and due to the pandemic situation. Previously, only working professionals and college and university students conducted research via the internet for research and education purposes. Nowadays, every student or child of school age has access to the internet and online classes. With just an internet connection, they have the whole world's information available to them. Therefore, restricting the use of the Internet through the Wi-Fi router has become an essential step. Cyber fraud and other types of crime can't be ignored, especially since they usually happen due to the negligence of a child's online activity. Functions of a parental control device Parental control is a function to restrict the internet access of the Wi- Fi router to different irrelevant sites. With this program, users can limit their access to the internet, and their privacy is protected. For devices like mobile phones and tablets, one can turn on parental controls through the settings. Privacy is protected- The parental control prevents fraudulent websites from gaining access to user data. The purpose of this is to provide privacy to individuals so that their information isn't available to the public or to unauthorized or fake website owners

2. By preventing cookies, you are restricted from freely moving across the internet on any site, eliminating cookies from different sites. It is common nowadays that while giving access to any website or link the user is asked to accept cookies from the website. This means the user is agreeing to share its personal information with the website holder. This also prevents cookies from being downloaded to the user's device. Monitoring the activity - The browsing history and activity of the user is stored in Wi-Fi parental control web 2.0. This provides an eye on all the activity being performed by the user and can be noted as to what they are actually doing. In this way, parents can provide their children with protection and help them to avoid malicious and adult-oriented sites. In a Wi-Fi connection, parental control activates some of these features like blocking of inappropriate ads and sites. We live in a world where cyber-crime has been on the rise every single day, and the victims are mostly teenagers and children. This age is very crucial for a child’s growth and problem like these may lead to numerous problems in their lifestyle. And the thing that these problems are unable to be tracked down easily by the Parents themselves is to be worried about. There are toms of adult sites on the internet, and not only sites but ads too that are visible during surfing at different websites. The use of a Wi-Fi parental control device, is one of the most effective ways to protect children's futures, because the internet cannot be stopped as everything is now online. Even the assignments are being performed online which requires a lot of research. It provides safety to your devices and personal data. Today, almost every W-Fi router has an inbuilt parental control function that can be activated by following some simple steps depending on which device the user owns. When the router is

3. activated, it blocks access to inappropriate sites and platforms. It also records browsing histories in order to keep a record of the user's online activities. It blocks all adult sites, platforms, images, and advertisements that appear during a web surfing session. Source - https://www.global-gathering.com/opinions/31479