iMessage eProofing

iMessage is the new messaging service for IOS5. Daddy Clay discusses the various parental controls available for the iPhone. Telematics from AT&T and the iPhone itself allow for text limits, voice limits, web access, including YouTube, and email among others. These work great in combination... until you add iMessage to the mix. Because iMessage is a wireless and IOS5 operating system based application, it essentially bypasses AT&T parental controls. iMessage is also not in the restrictions panel, so while you can turn it off, it is not pass coded. Your child can simply turn it back on. If that wasn't bad enough, iMessage conversations happen on all of your shared devices at the same time. So, your iMessage chat on your iPhone, will show up on the iPad your child is using. (And their conversations will also appear on your device.) Daddy Clay illustrates a real life mishap with iMessage communications, and the difficulty of exerting control over this new service, as well as the simple solution, that has to come from Apple.

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iMessage
written by Dennis Saunders, January 12, 2012

Well there is no reason you must use one iCloud account. You can use one account for purchases for the family. and when updates happen just download it. Create individual iCloud accounts for personal use. that way everyone has their own little account so mom or dad does not have to worry about their messages getting to the kids. This works very well. to turn off iMessage, yes apple will still need to do that. I manage 2 iCloud accounts just fine one is for normal use. one is for past purchases and possible future ones.

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