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security fi lters, but once again these are blanket

apps that apply across all content, reducing the

internet to a children’s version for everyone.

We have seen improvement recently, though,

with products such as Sky’s Broadband Shield

allowing you to set time limits, so access is opened

up after a watershed time when the kids are in bed.

Obviously the advantage of this approach is that all

devices connecting to your home Wi-Fi will have the

same restrictions, so you don’t need to go around

setting up each tablet or PC. Remember, though, that

Broadband Shield doesn’t apply to 3G or 4G signals

on mobile phones, or any other Wi-Fi connections

that are in range and don’t have passwords.

User settings

If the nuclear approach of router-based solutions

feels too restrictive or cumbersome, then you can

work on an individual device level. Depending

on the operating system you’re running, the

approaches are slightly di erent. On both Google’s

platforms – Chrome and Android – you are able

to set up di erent user profi les so that a number

of people can share the same device, but not the

same security levels. If your children have their own

Google accounts, these profi les are independent of

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On Android you are able to set up user profiles

with differing security levels