AVG Family Safety Promises to Protect Your Tech Savvy Rugrats

Posted 04/14/2011 at 6:45am | by Paul Lilly

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Security firm AVG has come out with a new product called "AVG Family Safety" designed to "protect today's tech-savvy but increasingly vulnerable children online." That reads a lot like 'parental controls' to us, and from what we gather, that's basically what it is. In addition, AVG claims this wonder tool can filter unwanted communication from online predators and cyber-bullying from over 80 different social network sites, while also allowing you to monitor chats and network threads.

"At AVG we are aware that many parents are concerned they might not have the necessary tools to effectively protect their children from online threats. Parents need to feel safe in the knowledge that their children understand and are protected from web-based dangers," said J.R. Smith, CEO, AVG Technologies. "With 'AVG Family Safety,' AVG is taking its expertise in security technology and expanding it to new areas of online protection for the modern family.

"Parents don’t want to feel like it’s a fruitless exercise trying to tell their children they can’t be online alongside their peers and involved in social networking," said Smith. "Kids are early adopters of the latest ways to communicate – which arms them with technical skills but not the worldly awareness of threats and untoward behavior."

AVG says its Family Safety software acts as a virtual guardian for bumbling teens and kids, allowing them to roam freely through cyberspace while keeping them protected. It can prevent kids from giving away their address, and you can receive SMS or email alerts in real time when something undesirable occurs.

AVG Family Safety is available now for $20 (1 year subscription, 3 PCs).