How to monitor my kids cell phone text messages?
It is legal to monitor your own devices. You can use iKeyMonitor to help you monitor your kids' text messages on iPhone 5s. iKeyMonitor Spy App is an iOS Key Logger for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch that logs SMS, keystrokes, passwords, websites, screenshots and automatically sends the logs to you by email or FTP. http://ikeymonitor.com/
How can parents monitor their kids' text messages?
Talk to your kids. Do you know what’s really going on in their lives? What their friends have been up to? Who they’re dating or crushing on? I don’t check my sons’ phones but all are very upfront with me about what’s going on with them.I would first examine WHY you want to check their text messages. What do you expect to find? What will you do when you find it or if you don’t? Do you suspect your child of doing something wrong or breaking rules and laws? Where is the end of the monitoring? Will you want email access? To be called 3rd party in all phone conversations? Notes on all playground banter? I know you think I’m being silly but texting is only a small portion of daily contact your kids have with other kids. Do you feel that you should monitor the rest of all of their communication? If there is a very specific issue that you’re concerned about then you should address that but otherwise I personally find it not worth reading through kids’ text messages.
Can AT&T monitor text messages?
They can, but they wont unless there is valid reason. The police, FBI and government cannot invade your privacy either, unless you give them a reason to. The PATRIOT Act only applies to people who are suspected terrorists. Police and law enforcement agents need probable cause to investigate that deeply. In short, AT&T and anyone can read them, but they wont unless there is a valid reason to do so.
I am trying to monitor my daughter's text messages and phone calls. How can I do this without having the device?
You are not alone in wanting to monitor your daughter’s phone. Having a presence in their online activity will help you stay aware and effectively parent in the 21st century. There are many services that allow you to monitor your child’s device from your laptop or phone. One option is to download a parental control app. Many of these apps offer features such as blocking certain apps, limiting screen time, and disabling Wi-Fi connection.Another option is paying for a monitoring service, which will have greater capabilities than a free app. These services provide precise location monitoring, call logs, browser history, and text and social media monitoring. You will need to know at least some piece of information to access your child’s phone with these services, but you don’t need the device itself. The monitoring service Kidguard, for example, requires the email and password of the phone’s Apple ID.I recommend not monitoring your child’s phone without their knowledge. Being open and honest with them about the rules of the device can help them understand why you need to supervise their online activity. Proactive conversation can also help them feel respected, rather than stripped of their privacy. Parenting in the age of technology can feel pretty daunting, but staying informed and involved in their life (including their life online) will help you keep them safe and healthy!
How do you spy on someone cell phone text message?
How Do You Intercept a Text Message? Turn your cell phone into a spy gadget. Turn your own cell phone into a surveillance gadget. There are a few ways to do this. One method, phone cloning, lets you intercept incoming messages and send outgoing ones as if your phone were the original. If both phones are near the same broadcast tower, you can also listen in on calls. To clone a phone, you have to make a copy of its SIM card, which stores the phone's identifying information. This requires a SIM reader that can read the card's unique cryptographic key and transfer it to another phone. (Warning: This is super illegal, but there are still sites that show you how.) The problem with cloning is that it only lets you intercept messages sent to one phone number. Plus, you need physical access to the target phone to make it work—something Wal-Mart's technician probably didn't have. It's also possible to intercept unencrypted or poorly encrypted messages directly as they're broadcast over cellular channels. (If the network uses sophisticated encryption, you might be out of luck.) To steal messages with your phone, you would need to upload illegal "firmware" onto your phone. This essentially turns your phone into a radio and allows it to pick up all the texts broadcast on a given channel—instead of limiting you to the ones addressed to you. You'd also need to know the network for the target phone—Verizon, Cingular, T-Mobile, etc.—and you'd have to make sure that both your phone and the target are within range of the same base station. This method isn't too expensive since you don't need much more than a computer, a phone, and some firmware that any serious techie could find online for free.
How can I tell if my parents are monitoring my phone?
They shouldn’t do it, but some parents do not respect their kids’ privacy. If they are paying for the phone and bought the phone for you, you might not be able to stop them… ie. you put a password on it but then they cut your service until you undo it.My advice? Don’t give a damn about it and let them snoop. It’s on them if they find out things about you that make them squirm. They need to learn to give you your space and respect your boundaries. If they confront you, treat it as if they were reading your diary. Roll your eyes and tell them that information was private. Respect needs to go both ways… you both need to give it and earn it.Also.. YOU need to treat it as a wake-up call that not a single one of your devices is completely safe or snoop-proof… if you can lock it, somebody else will know how to unlock it. This goes for adults and teens. Do not put something on your phone or online that you do not ever want to go public…. because it is NOT secure. You can lock it down pretty well, but never try to convince yourself its foolproof safe!!
How can I monitor what my child does on their phone when they are not at home?
If you monitor your child's cell phone activity while they are at home, but worry what they do on their phones away from home, you are not alone. To accomplish this, a cell phone tracking application can be used to track text messages, call logs, internet browsing activity, social media messaging, and more, all remotely as talked about in this video:The program mentioned in the video above is the mSpy™ Cell Phone Tracker App, and works for many Android, iOS, Windows and OSX powered smartphones, PCs and tablets.
Can I check my child's text messages on Verizon online?
Maybe. Depends on some things.What type of phone does your child have?If it is a basic (non smart phone) you would need to simply read the messages on the device itself. There isn't a way to access them remotely.If it is an Android device, your child would need to use Verizon’s Messages+ app for texting instead of the stock SMS app. You would then be able to sign into My Verizon (using your child's phone number/password combo to log in) and view the messages. (This is also a handy way to see messages if a phone breaks). In my experience, some sent messages seem to not show up here. It seems to be a result of buggy syncing so if you notice this, don't assume your child is attempting to circumvent you. There also isn't really anything Verizon can do for you about this. If your child returns to the stock SMS app, this will stop working.If your child uses an iPhone you can set up another Apple device (I wouldn't recommend using your own iPhone, use an iPad or something) with your child's iMessage account. You would also need to go to Settings> Messages> Test Message Forwarding on your child's phone and establish that non iMessage texts are also to be forwarded.I don't have all of the details of your situation, but I recommend developing a strong relationship based on mutual trust with your child, rather than creating an environment of always feeling spied on. Those feelings don't easily go away, and will likely plague your relationship for the rest of your lives. If you want to know what goes on in your child’s life, your child needs to feel like, know without a doubt, s/he can come to you with anything. Otherwise, it's all secrets and lies.