GuestSpy Editor
Parent of two children aged 9 and 13, and has run GuestSpy on the family's Android phones since 2022.
I started GuestSpy after trying to find a parental control app that would tell me what it could and could not see. Most of them would not, so I ended up building one that does. I write the guides on this site myself, on the phones in my own house — a Samsung Galaxy A-series and a Pixel, both on Android 14. When a page says a menu sits three taps deep, I counted the taps. When a page says a feature cannot do something, it is because I tried it and it did not work. I am not a security researcher and I do not pretend to be one. What I have is three years of living with these tools in a house with teenagers, and a strong dislike of software that overstates itself.
- 71 articles published here
- Every guide is written, edited and checked by a person — see our editorial standards.
Guides by GuestSpy Editor
How to Write an Employee Monitoring Policy Your Team Accepts
A practical, template-driven guide to writing a monitoring policy staff read and accept rather than resent — with a worked…
Employee Monitoring: What’s Legal and What Isn’t
A plain-language look at the principles behind employee monitoring law — consent, notice, proportionality — and why the exact rules…
How to Check App Permissions on Your Phone
A ten-minute audit of what your apps can actually access — location, microphone, camera, accessibility and more — and how…
How to Protect Your Phone in an Abusive Situation (Safely)
If you think your phone is being used to monitor or control you, how you check matters as much as…
A Step-by-Step Guide to Securing a Hacked Account
Why email comes first, the exact settings that close the door behind an attacker, and the recovery steps most guides…
How to Stop Someone From Tracking Your Location
The sharing settings people forget, the permission that matters most, how to check for a physical tracker, and a ten-minute…
Are ‘Free Phone Spy’ Apps a Scam? What They Really Do
What sites promising 'free, undetectable phone spy software' are actually selling — and why the ones that look most convincing…
The Complete Guide to Detecting Spyware
The real symptoms worth worrying about, what usually turns out to be nothing, and the exact settings to check on…
How to Talk to Your Kid About Screen Time
The conversation decides whether a screen time rule holds or gets fought over daily. Scripts by age, how to involve…
How to Block Adult Websites on Every Device at Home
No single setting blocks adult content everywhere. Here's the layer-by-layer setup — device, DNS, router, browser, console and TV —…