Paper: PARCEP: A Network Protocol for Parental Controls
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Andrew Campling, David Wright

Tools exist that allow parents to set boundaries for their children’s online access and experience, including access to specific categories of content, some of which have age- appropriate settings. However, these tools currently operate independently, some within operating systems and others within individual applications. The functionality can vary widely, and sometimes even common terms can have different meanings. Even knowledgeable and motivated parents struggle with the plethora of options, especially where children have access to multiple devices on different platforms.

The lack of standardisation of parental control software is hindering its ability to protect children. The authors believe that effective parental controls are a better option than banning children from accessing the benefits of the Internet. We propose developing a new protocol to aid interworking between the many options that are currently on the market.