JuniorNet, unlike YOW, includes e-mail capabilities. Parents are able to screen messages their children receive and even decide who is or isn't allowed to send them e-mail. And, while the Alfy Shield is useful in setting limits for children, the program is currently easy to circumvent by disabling or closing the application. The software, still in test form, will incorporate other features soon. These will likely include parent passwords to keep kids from easily deactivating Alfy Shield, the company says.
Similar controls integrated into the home page take users only to other sections of the site.