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Frustrated Austin father creates his own healthy smart phone


Frustrated Austin father creates his own healthy smart phone

by Walt Maciborski

An Austin father has created “Pinwheel,” a smart phone designed to be a child’s first phone with comprehensive parental controls, curated apps, and no web browser or social media. (Image courtesy: Pinwheel)

Cyber threats lurk behind seemingly innocent swipes, links, and websites, along with predators trying to influence children or scam people out of money. It’s a Wild West and Austin father Dane Witbeck was frustrated navigating this world for his children when they got their first phone.

“One of my biggest frustrations was just that parental controls are fundamentally broken,” Dane said. “They have tons of loopholes in them. And as a parent, you have to feel like you have to have 80 degrees in order to keep your kids safe online.”

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