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Kids' Online Privacy

What apps collect from your children, simple steps every parent can take, and how Harbor Kids blocks it at the network level.

What Gets Collected

Children's apps are one of the most aggressively tracked categories in the app stores. A 2020 study found over 60 percent of apps aimed at children shared data with third-party advertisers - often in violation of COPPA, the federal law designed to protect kids under 13.

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Device identifiersUsed to build a profile that follows the child across apps and sites.
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Location dataSometimes precise GPS even from games.
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Behavioral dataWhat they tap, how long they play, what they watch.
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In-app purchase behaviorSpending patterns and browsing habits.

Simple Steps for Every Parent

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Review app permissionsiPhone: Settings, Privacy and Security, review each category. Android: Settings, Apps, Permissions. Revoke location, mic, and camera for apps that do not need them.
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Enable Screen Time or Digital WellbeingiPhone Screen Time and Android Digital Wellbeing let you set app limits and content restrictions without a third-party app.
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Use a kids Apple ID or Google accountWith Family Sharing or Google Family Link you approve every app download.
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Put their device on a separate networkA guest network keeps kids devices isolated from your computers and phones.

Harbor Kids

Harbor Kids is a DNS-level filter that blocks adult content, ad networks, and tracking domains specifically on your children's devices. It works on every app - not just the browser - and does not require installing anything on the device itself.

HOW IT WORKS

Each child gets their own DNS profile. You control what gets blocked at the network level. Works on iOS, Android, any device. Harbor Kids is a $2.49 per month add-on to any Harbor Privacy plan.

Protect your kids' devices automatically.

Harbor Kids blocks adult content and trackers on every app - no parental controls app needed.

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