Empowering Parents in a Digital World

Tools and resources to help you introduce technology responsibly to your children.

Protecting children online is one of the most technically challenging and emotionally important goals a parent can take on. This series of articles was written by a technologist with over 25 years of experience in IT and cybersecurity — and even with that background, the process of locking down a home network and securing two young sons' devices was a frustrating and complex endeavor. The tools provided by ISPs and tech giants like Apple may seem reassuring on the surface, but they often give a false sense of security. Without deliberate, proactive steps, it is frighteningly easy for children to encounter explicit, harmful, or manipulative content. These articles — covering DNS filtering, secondary routers, VPN routing, and supervised mobile devices — were created to help other families take control and establish real protection in the digital age. This guide walks you through setting up an iPhone to use an always-on VPN configuration using a profile created with Apple Configurator. This ensures all traffic from the iPhone — whether on Wi-Fi or cellular — is securely routed through your AlgoVPN instance and cannot be bypassed by the user.