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[ilevel47]

i was at a friends house and i used my phone to go on the internet with their wifi to check my school website. then i closed it. like half an hour later i opened up the web browser on my phone again and there was a porn page opened. i was shocked, i didnt even google any porn or w/e. i tried to delete the history but after that, when i pressed the back button on the internet, it went back to the same porn page. i dont want this stuff on my phone. i factory reseted my phone. do you think the websites deleted after that? my mom might think i watch porn on my phone, but i didnt because it just opend out of no where.
will these sites show up on the bill?
will i get charged extra money?
i want to avoid having this situation in the future. any help?

 

[Unforgiven]

A: I am the parent of a 17 year old boy let me give you this advice. If you are telling the truth in your post, let your mom know what happened. If the it shows up on the bill or she finds out because it keeps happening, she will be more upset finding out after the fact. This stuff can happen and if again, if you are being honest in your post and she is still upset let her see my reply to your post. If she wants to IM me to confirm, I will give her my personal email in an IM and I can explain.

B: Stick with this forum, there is a no porn, no pirating, no illegal stuff forum. If this thing is stuck on your phone (your post implies you haven't seen it since the factory reset) then let me know and I'll search around and let you know how to get rid of it.

 

[EarlyMon]

Welcome to the forums!

I think your mom will be proud of your honesty.

I would also have a chat with your mom about installing an app for your security like Lookout. It's very easy to download bad apps, like some of the live wallpapers that are really out to get you and can make you an unsuspecting target for this sort of thing. Lookout is a protection app, similar to an anti-virus for your PC.

Also, you sound like the sort of great younger person who really cares about doing the right thing. There are some good parental monitoring apps available, and plenty of stories of younger folks and parents working together with those apps. That sort of thing can remove all doubt for mom, and make you part of the solution rather than a kid on a leash. With some help from a good monitoring app and mom, you'll gain the skills needed for safe phone use, and I know a lot of older folks who learned about unsafe phone use the hard way.

If that sounds like a good idea, have your mom chat with us. If she would rather talk privately, have her click on my name and send me a private message, or chat with pupkact by doing that, either way.

And good for you for looking for the right answer and being honest rather just hiding.

Naturally, mom is going to be a bit unhappy when you tell her but that's really ok. Mom knows you best and she'll get that you're being honest.

Always trust your parents. After all, we were kids ourselves, so we really do know what it's like.