Key takeaways at a glance:
- Children’s safety on the internet is a perennial issue for parents. Several types of parent control are available, but can VPNs void them?
- VPNs affect several changes in internet traffic that can circumvent some features in some parental controls.
- However, some parental controls are VPN-proof and remain effective even against the best commercial VPN services.
- Technology can help with the issue in the final analysis, but nothing can substitute vigilance.
There are two good reasons for you to be reading this. You are more likely to be a concerned parent or a somehow precocious minor. In both cases, the kind reader is trying to figure out if he or she can use a VPN to override the parental controls in a smartphone, a tablet, or a personal computer. If you are the concerned parent, don’t worry; we won’t give the secret away. But, on the other hand, if you’re a precocious kid, keep reading anyway; you may just learn something useful.
