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Check whether your email address or your child's email has appeared in a known data breach. Uses Have I Been Pwned, trusted by millions of people and security teams worldwide.
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Parental controls on every device
Every platform your child uses has built-in controls. Click a device below to see what to set up and where to find it.
- Set daily screen time limits per app
- Approve or block app downloads from Google Play
- See your child's device location at any time
- Lock the device remotely from your own phone
- Filter explicit content in Google Search and Chrome
- Set daily time limits per app and app category
- Block adult websites automatically
- Prevent app downloads without your approval
- Set a Screen Time passcode your child cannot change
- Restrict location sharing with third-party apps
- Set screen time schedules per day of the week
- Filter websites and block inappropriate content
- Require your approval for app and game purchases
- View weekly activity reports by email
- Works across Xbox and Microsoft 365 with the same account
- Turn on Restricted Mode to filter mature content automatically
- Lock Restricted Mode with your Google account so it cannot be turned off
- Use the YouTube Kids app for children under 13
- Disable autoplay to reduce binge-watching
- Review watch history regularly in account settings
- Set accounts to private immediately
- Turn off location tagging on all posts
- Restrict direct messages to friends only
- Enable Meta's supervision tools for teenagers
- Minimum age is 13 on both platforms — enforce this strictly
- Disable voice and text chat with strangers — set to friends only
- Set spending limits or disable in-game purchases entirely
- Use age ratings as a guide — PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo all have family account controls
- Keep consoles in common areas, not in bedrooms
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