McGruff is an online service that assists Parents in monitoring their loved ones Internet activities for their own safety: All website visits: MySpace/Facebook and social network activity Chat and instant message conversations. Search engine phrases Emails sent on popular systems, including AOL, Yahoo, MSN and Hotmail Tracks total hours spent online.
A good resource for Parents on the Internet is put out by the British government is called: Think U Know!
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McGruff alerts include:
Intelligent monitoring automatically alerts you by email to potential danger
Get daily summary of activity Report predators directly to Law Enforcement
Auto-monitors for hundreds of dangerous phrases
Create your own custom alerts:
You can search by- Your Child's activity by keyword and date.
Your Child's activity by buddy name.
In brief,
McGruff translates "kidspeak" abbreviations and acronyms
Choose your level of monitoring preferences
Installs on your child's PC one time. Then, monitor remotely forever. No need to sneak back onto your child's PC.
Block specific people from talking to your child
Connect and cooperate with millions of other parents worldwide.
Questions: Who is in charge of the info collected?
McGruff SafeGuard is regulated by the rules and policies of The National Crime Prevention Council. Your kid's activity is stored in a database server connected to the McGruff SafeGuard web server - only key members of our staff have access to the database server. So who is the NCPC?
Does McGruff SafeGuard invade my Child's privacy?
McGruff SafeGuard is the only parental monitoring software that allows YOU to choose your level of monitoring. See everything your kids are doing online, or just be alerted when dangerous activity is detected.
It's your family. Set your own preferences. We recommend that you tell your kids up front that you will be monitoring their internet activity in order to help keep them safe. We recommend doing this because it is important to talk to your children about internet safety and how you will be ensuring that they are safe online.
How do I see the instant message or chat conversations?
Once you've installed McGruff SafeGuard, just visit the website and sign-in with your specific username and password. Your child's activity will be available for review there. With the free McGruff SafeGuard service, you can see all instant message conversations that occurred within the last day (24 hours). McGruff SafeGuard Plus customers can see activity as far back as 3 months ago.
I realize the McGruff service is free, but what about the upgraded package?
Upgrade-only features include:
Get danger Alerts via cell phone
Grab passwords from social networks and other websites
Email, print, copy & paste activity
Receive daily email with all chat conversations
Receive weekly summary report of all activity
Schedule pre-set times for kids to use the PC
View activity up to 30 days old Block inappropriate websites
1- PC- $19.99 fro 3 months- $29.00 for 6 months- $119.00 life time
2-6 PC's- $29.99 fro 3 months- $49.99 for 6 months- $199.00 life time
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