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With Windows Live Family Safety, you can help your kids take advantage of all the Web has to offer with some safety guidelines in place that make sense for your family. Approval or disapproval of each new contact helps you know who your kids are talking to when they are using Windows Live Spaces, Hotmail, or Messenger. Create a safer browsing experience by filtering web sites you do not want them to visit.

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  • Content filtering: Create a safer browsing experience for your children by filtering Web sites you don't want them to visit.*
  • Professional guidance: We provide age-specific default settings based on the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics and other valued sources. You can adjust these settings to fit your own family values.
  • Change permissions by request: Your children can request permission from you to view blocked sites. When you receive the request, you can review the site and decide whether or not to approve it.

*Web filtering settings are enforced only on computers that have installed the Family Safety software.

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  • Online activity reports:Online activity reports give you info about the sites your children visit, whether the site was allowed, and whether a warning was issued.
  • Online access:At work or at home, you can access Family Safety online to monitor your children's activity or revise settings.

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  • With Family Safety, you can approve or disapprove new contacts in Windows Live Spaces, Windows Live Hotmail, and Windows Live Messenger, so you know who your children are talking to online.

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