Why this matters:How to recognise this workaround on your side, and what closes it on your side — without telling you how to do the workaround.
Detection
Phones, tablets, laptops, consoles, smart TVs, toys or watches are missing from the household review.
Fix (technical)
eSafety recommends setting controls on all internet-connected devices a child accesses; Saferinternet.at lists smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops, consoles, smart toys and children’s watches. Create and review an inventory. [esafety-parental-controls; saferinternet-at-technical-controls]
Fix (relational)
Reward honest disclosure of a new device; do not make disclosure itself a punishable event.
Residual risk
No inventory guarantees visibility into every borrowed or public device.
Sources
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- 2026-08-16
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