e& unveils kids SIM card: parental controls, plans from Dh49
e& UAE (ex-Etisalat) telecommunications company Wednesday unveiled its children’s SIM card, which parents can use to monitor children’s online activities.
Featured in two flexi-moment plans — Dh49 and Dh99 — e&'s Kids SIM card contains:
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Local call minutes
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24/7 data access
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Free data to learn material.
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Apps that let parents decide which numbers their children can call.
It is available on e& UAE channels and can be activated on e& UAE app.
Standard e& SIM card users also get access to the new parental control program — for parents to control Internet usage by children at home and in transit. A couple of the features of the service:
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Content filtering to block unwanted websites and apps Access a blocked site or app.
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Timer for screens to configure device limits per day.
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Social media monitoring — Monitor children’s posts on the most popular platforms.
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Detailed internet activity reports for parents to view browsing history and app usages
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Secure devices against viruses, which can be secured for the youth users digitally.
This parental control is included with the Kids SIM Card free of charge while for the rest of us you can purchase it for Dh30 a month. You can get one month for free.
"With this, we’re making children’s technology online experience a better one by providing parents with a good service to regulate their Internet usage, secure them from internet threats and maintain their health through a simple interface and tons of kid safe features," said Khaled Elkhouly, chief consumer officer of e& UAE.
The new e& products were launched at the ongoing WeProtect Global Summit 2024 on prevention of online child exploitation organized by Ministry of Interior in Abu Dhabi on December 4–5 this year.
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