![]() ![]() Remind your child to always log out when they are finished using ooVoo, especially if another person’s device is being used.Ĩ. With young children (pre-teen) You can frequently review your child’s friends to ensure that you know them all.ħ. If your child experiences a more serious encounter with an adult contact CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) Command Ħ. If your child receives an unwanted friend request, ignore it AND check the box to Also block this person from contacting me again.ĥ. Note that your child can erase the history.Ĥ. Ensure that you know all of these people and are comfortable with it. You will be able to see who they are chatting and messaging with. You can review the history of your child’s account. (I have my daughter’s set to ‘Nobody’ so that only people who know her ooVoo ID can contact her).ģ. Without using the privacy settings, your child can be contacted by anyone at anytime and anyone can see the profile of your child. Make sure that the privacy settings are properly set up. This will allow you to ensure that they are using ooVoo safely.Ģ. How do you manage your child’s ooVoo account?ġ. It has been the case that whilst talking with friends an adult has entered the group chat. It’s Internet-based and often used at home in the YP or child’s bedroom. Young children (pre-teen) find this app through their peers or older siblings. The second concern is the way in which ooVoo is being used. The easier it is to find the child, the faster a predator will find them, start talking to them and find a way to connect with them without the child realizing what is happening. What are the concerns for your child using ooVoo? As with all social media, the main concern is who can search out your child easily. And you must be 13 years old to set up an account, which doesn’t slow anyone down who can subtract 13 years from 2015. You can download it on an iPad, iTouch, iPhone, Android phone, etc. It allows people to connect with up to 12 friends at one time and video chat or have a voice call. Bottom line is, if you have children who use tablets or smart phones, check whether they use ooVoo and take action to monitor their contact list / secure their privacy setting - or better still, remove the application.OoVoo is a high quality video chat application similar to Facetime or Skype. The site has a support function for reporting abuse but it clearly isn't monitored as no responses are provided (not even automated responses). Closing down an account is not possible - the knowledge base simply advises you to change your display name, remove your profile picture and make yourself unsearchable in the privacy settings. Our daughter was sent friend requests from men whose profile pictures showed full and erect frontal male nudity. There have been a number of reported cases regarding Paedophiles using the application to target vulnerable children - one example reported in the Daily Mirror in March this year. The site itself looks professional but the application is dangerous if used by children or teenagers who are not fully aware of how to secure they profile. The ooVoo website promotes the download of the ooVoo social application for phone, PC or Mac. Be careful if you have children or teenagers using the ooVoo application ![]()
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