About
Safe Mode Dad is written by Eduardo Abreu, an IT operations manager with 25 years in enterprise infrastructure, and a parent.
My work is keeping company networks, devices and accounts running and locked down. A family has the same problems on a smaller scale: new devices, default settings nobody reviewed, and users who are curious and persistent. Safe Mode Dad applies the routines of an IT department to a home.
What I am not
I am not a psychologist, pediatrician, lawyer or law enforcement officer. Safe Mode Dad covers settings, devices and accounts. For questions about a child's health or behavior, or about your legal situation, talk to a pediatrician, a counselor or an attorney.
Editorial standards
- Official sources. Threat statistics come from the FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center, NCMEC, CISA, the FTC, the text of a law or a platform's own policy page, and are linked.
- Free first. We show the free built-in option before any paid product.
- Verified and dated. Guides state the date they were checked and the OS or app version.
- No absolute promises. Settings reduce risk. They do not remove it.
- No bypass instructions. We describe what kids commonly try so parents know what to look for. We do not explain how to do it.
- No real children. We do not name, show or describe identifiable children.
- Research with nuance. Where studies disagree, we say so and link them.
How the content is made
We use AI tools to help research, draft and narrate. Videos use an AI voice. Every piece is reviewed and approved by a person before it is published, and AI-generated media is labeled on each platform as that platform requires.
How this is funded
Safe Mode Dad may earn money from its own guides and courses, from affiliate links and from sponsors. Affiliate and sponsored links are disclosed next to the link. Being an affiliate or sponsor does not buy a recommendation.
Who operates it
Safe Mode Dad is published by Core Labs Consultoria LTDA, a company based in Guarulhos, São Paulo, Brazil. Content is written in English for readers in the United States.
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