Xbox One is the newest all-in-one games and entertainment system from Microsoft. If you’ve already purchased one, or if you plan to, it’s a good idea to learn more about the built-in privacy and safety parental controls.
Control the content your children play and watch
Customize your children’s access to specifically rated games, movies, TV shows, and music according to their ages. By default, if the child is under 8 years of age, Access to content is set to “off.”
Filter the web
Parental controls let you determine what kinds of websites children can view in the Xbox One Internet Explorer app.
Manage what your children download and buy
Xbox One enables you to control what kinds of apps each child may download from the Xbox store. The setting options are:
- Blocked (none)
- Free apps only
- Free or paid apps
For more information:
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As a parent or caregiver, you probably needed only one trip to the playground to realize that children can have radically different styles of play. Just as there’s no “one size fits all” approach to helping children navigate the jungle gym, the way you talk about online safety with kids will depend on the child, their maturity level, and your family’s values.
But what is your parenting style when it comes to introducing your children to new devices and online technology?
Take a brief survey and get tailored tips to help you have conversations with young Internet users about staying safer on the ever-changing digital playground.
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Third-party websites have the ability to track your online behavior and share this information without your knowledge or consent. Tracking Protection, a new feature in Internet Explorer 9, lets you choose which third-party sites can receive your information and track you online. When you add a Tracking Protection List, Internet Explorer will prevent your information from being sent by limiting data requests to websites in the list. For more information on tracking, see this recent IE blog post: Browse Without Being Browsed.
To turn on Tracking Protection
- Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button
. In the search box, type Internet Explorer, and then, in the list of results, click Internet Explorer.
- Click the Tools button
, point to Safety, and then click Tracking protection.
- In the Manage Add-on dialog box, click a Tracking Protection list, and then click Enable.
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