Kids have been trying to sidestep parental controls for yonks (many of us will remember trying to figure out the code so we could watch 18+ films on the telly), but it seems plenty of parents are none the wiser that the youngest generation can also find ways to bypass controls on their smartphones.
That’s according to new research by Uswitch.com, which found almost half (46%) of UK parents to children aged 11-18 years old either didn’t know, or didn’t believe, that hidden browsers and VPNs (virtual private networks) can bypass parental controls.
Almost one-third (30%) of parents who have safety features in place said their child had managed to get around those restrictions, while one in five (21%) said their child had watched them type in a passcode to try to get hold of it.
And it’s not just parental controls that can be easily swerved.
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