Online addiction recovery software reviews, for software such as Partner Guard, should include the following features:
Customizable Internet Filter: The first line of defense against an online addiction is to prevent accidental exposure. Whether it is an online pornography addiction, an online gambling addiction, or an online shopping addiction, blocking related websites is fundamental.
Trusted Partner Support: The next line of defense against online addiction is to prevent intentional exposure. This is best done by adding accountability to online activities. The person recovering from an online addiction, or wanting to prevent one, needs to be able to choose a trusted partner that will audit their online activities. This could be a spouse, parent, trusted friend, family member or counselor. The trusted partner needs to have access to the activity logs of the addicted computer user.
Web-Based: Addiction prevention software needs to be web-based like Partner Guard. When activity logs are stored locally on a computer, the trusted partner may not always have access to them. They are also more easily deleted by the computer user. Activity information should be centrally stored on a server where the information is protected from tampering and where it can be readily accessed. If the addiction recovery software is web-based, the trusted partner will be able to check what is happening on the computer user’s computer from any Internet connection, even from a web-enabled cell phone.
Alerts: The addiction prevention software should be able to send a text message to the trusted partner the instant a rule violation happens so that issues can be dealt with immediately.
Real-Time Monitoring and Remote Control: The addiction recovery software should allow the trusted partner to remotely monitor what is happening in real-time on the computer user’s computer, including screenshots, keystrokes, application history and Internet history. If the trusted partner receives an alert that a rule has been broken, they should have web-based remote control, like Partner Guard, to lock-up or shut down the computer until the moment of temptation has passed.
Tamperproof: Someone suffering from an online addiction will be very motivated to disable or bypass any type of online addiction recovery software. Make sure the addiction software you are reviewing has security measures in place to prevent this. Partner Guard has patent-pending tamperproof technology to assure that the software is always running.
