ESS Distribution, the leading provider of ESET security solutions in Indian market, announces the global availability of ESET Parental Control for Android app in India. The application designed to helps parents protect their children in the online world.
ESET Parental Control for Android is a child-friendly family protection system which helps parents to build a respectful relationship with their children who use their own smartphones or tablets. Designed to help parents protect their children against internet threats and inappropriate web pages, the app boasts a wealth of child protection features and a friendly user interface.
“ESET Parental Control app for Android safeguards children on smart devices by giving them protection and user experience, without limiting performance,” says Branislav Orlik, Product Manager at ESET.
Having a tool to manage what their children do with their tablets and smartphones is important for parents. A survey commissioned by ESET in the UK and the US showed that 88% of parents are worried about what their children can access online.
In this survey, 81% of parents said that they were troubled by the idea of their child visiting inappropriate web pages; 71% mentioned their children forwarding personal details to strangers; while 61% highlighted excessive amounts of time spent on devices.
Despite parents’ fears, only few of them have installed a parental control app to help manage their children’s online experiences, the survey revealed.
“India is considered one of the youngest countries in the world. Considering the pace at which mobile technologies, as well as internet access spread in the country, I believe, parents should pay extra attention to what their children do on the Internet,” says Zakir Hussain, Head of ESS Distribution, official distributor of ESET products in India.
“A survey conducted by Uninor last year in schools across several states in India revealed that around 30 percent of Indian children have experienced some kind of cyber-harm while accessing Internet. While educational institutes and government in general do create policies to protect children from cyber-bullying, hacking and other harmful activities, I believe parents themselves should be in the forefront of this battle. ESET Parental Control for Android app is an easy and reliable way to do it,” Zakir Hussain added.
Various statistics show that Android remains the dominant mobile platform among children owning smart devices and, according to industry forecasts, the number of Android devices will reach over 1 billion globally. According to Gartner, worldwide mobile phone sales to end users totaled nearly 478 million units during the third quarter of 2015 and the number of Android devices sold stood at 298,7 million. Gartner estimates Android smartphone market share was 84,7% in 3Q15*.
ESET Parental Control for Android app is the answer to parents’ worries related to their children’s experience online. It enables them to be sure that children of all ages can enjoy the wealth of information and entertainment available online without the fear of online threats.
ESET Parental Control for Android app includes several handy features:
Application Guard: blocks inappropriate content based on the child’s age by default.
Time Management: allows parents to limit the time their child spends playing games and using other apps, even when the child is away from home.
Web Guard: the app automatically blocks predefined website categories, such as adult or offensive content, based on the child’s age. Additional categories or specific websites can be added too.
Child Locator: allows parents to request the current location of child device at any time.
Parental message: SMS sent from predefined parent numbers will lock the screen of the child’s phone until a read-confirmation button is pressed by the child.
Reports for Parents: detailed reports on app and web page usage. Reports are available to view at any time using parent mode in app; or via my.eset.com or can be sent regularly to parents’ email addresses.
The app contains an added option for children to ask their parents for special permission to access certain apps or web content, or ask for extra gaming or browsing time.
ESET Parental Control for Android is available from the Google Play Store, at the my.eset.com portal and from ESS Distribution Private Limited and its partners across India.