<s>
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
is	O
a	O
content-control	B-Protocol
software	I-Protocol
suite	O
marketed	O
primarily	O
towards	O
parents	O
as	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
monitor	O
and	O
control	O
their	O
child	O
's	O
computer	O
and	O
phone	O
activity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
version	O
of	O
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
released	O
in	O
1994	O
was	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
that	O
could	O
filter	O
web	O
and	O
IRC	B-Protocol
content	O
,	O
block	O
images	O
,	O
and	O
mask	O
profanity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Web	O
pages	O
(	O
including	O
dynamic	O
pages	O
)	O
are	O
blocked	O
by	O
content	O
rather	O
than	O
URL	O
,	O
even	O
over	O
HTTPS	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prevents	O
children	O
from	O
accessing	O
blocked	O
websites	O
through	O
proxies	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
,	O
created	O
and	O
founded	O
by	O
Gordon	O
Ross	O
in	O
1994	O
in	O
Vancouver	O
and	O
moved	O
to	O
Bellevue	O
,	O
Washington	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
14	O
,	O
2002	O
,	O
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
filed	O
for	O
bankruptcy	O
and	O
was	O
sold	O
to	O
BioNet	O
Systems	O
,	O
LLC	O
,	O
a	O
maker	O
of	O
bio	O
metric	O
security	O
software	O
in	O
Issaquah	O
,	O
Washington	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LookSmart	O
Ltd	O
,	O
a	O
commercial	O
web	B-Application
search	I-Application
company	O
based	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
acquired	O
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
for	O
$5.3	O
million	O
in	O
stock	O
and	O
cash	O
in	O
April	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2007	O
,	O
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
ContentWatch	O
Inc	O
and	O
moved	O
to	O
Salt	O
Lake	O
City	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mobile	O
browsers	B-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
were	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2012	O
at	O
the	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
Show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
Social	O
was	O
launched	O
to	O
allow	O
parents	O
to	O
monitor	O
their	O
children	O
's	O
social	O
media	O
activity	O
and	O
to	O
protect	O
against	O
cyber	O
bullying	O
,	O
cyber	O
stalking	O
,	O
grooming	O
by	O
sexual	O
predators	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
spread	O
of	O
sensitive	O
images	O
and	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
Brooklyn	O
Public	O
Library	O
chose	O
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
to	O
filter	O
content	O
and	O
applications	O
on	O
its	O
Android	B-Application
tablets	O
to	O
ensure	O
compliance	O
with	O
the	O
Children	O
's	O
Internet	O
Protection	O
Act	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Zift	O
,	O
a	O
digital	O
parenting	O
company	O
,	O
acquired	O
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
from	O
ContentWatch	O
in	O
2016	O
and	O
moved	O
most	O
operations	O
to	O
Philadelphia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2019	O
,	O
Zift	O
's	O
applications	O
were	O
rebranded	O
and	O
launched	O
as	O
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
10	O
for	O
all	O
supported	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
merged	O
with	O
SafeToNet	O
,	O
a	O
British	O
cyber-safety	O
company	O
headquartered	O
in	O
London	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
was	O
rated	O
first	O
by	O
TopTenReviews.com	O
in	O
"	O
Internet	B-Protocol
Filter	I-Protocol
Software	O
"	O
and	O
fourth	O
in	O
"	O
Parental	O
Control	O
Software	O
"	O
in	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PCMag	O
also	O
posted	O
an	O
online	O
review	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
Net	B-Application
Nanny	I-Application
is	O
fully	O
at	O
home	O
in	O
the	O
modern	O
,	O
multi-device	O
world	O
of	O
parental	O
control	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
still	O
has	O
the	O
best	O
content	B-Protocol
filtering	I-Protocol
around	O
.	O
</s>
