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Australian parents who wish to protect their families from unwanted or harmful Internet content now have "new options" under the reinvigorated Family Friendly Filter program operated by the industry lobby group Communications Alliance.

Australian listed security provider Family Zone has signed agreements with Vodafone India and Indian mobile and tablet manufacturer Micromax to supply its security software to both companies.

All Australian Alcatel smartphones will be pre-loaded with the Australian made, cloud-based family, Internet and device-access protection software Family Zone from now on.

Australian education cyber security provider Family Zone is expanding its operations in the US market after 120 schools in the country deployed its cyber safety platform.

There are more than 200 “ghost apps” in the legitimate app stores that hide their true purpose – generally to conceal a user’s “dark side” habits.

Parents are undoubtedly concerned about their children accessing adult content on the Internet. But, the difficulties of preventing that happening are highlighted by research that reveals than half — 56% — of Australian parents have no online parental controls in place, and more than a quarter have no idea how to protect their children on their digital devices.