Qustodio Technologies, S.L.
| ISIN | 🆔 |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet |
| Founded 📆 | |
| Founders 👔 | Eduardo Cruz, Josep Gaspar, Josh Gabel |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , |
Area served 🗺️ | Worldwide |
| Products 📟 | Qustodio |
| Members | |
Number of employees | 80 (Jul 2021) |
| 🌐 Website | qustodio |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Qustodio (Qustodio Technologies, SL) is a Spanish-American international software company founded in 2012 in Barcelona, Catalunya, Spain. Its headquarters are in Barcelona, Spain, and it operates an office in Los Angeles, California, USA. Qustodio is the creator of the Qustodio parental control app.
History[edit]
Founding[edit]
Cybersecurity experts Eduardo Cruz, Josep Gaspar and Josh Gabel founded Qustodio in 2012..[1] in Barcelona with the release of a parental control software for Windows. They named the company and the software Qustodio in reference to the Spanish word "custodio", someone who watches over and protects you.
Initial funding[edit]
Qustodio received angel funding of $1 million[2] in 2012 from W8 Ventures followed by funding of $1.5 million in 2014 from W8 Ventures and Kibo Ventures.
Product[edit]
Qustodio is a parental control application.[3] designed by Qustodio Technologies SL[4]. The Qustodio app allows parents to protect and monitor their children’s online activity remotely on digital devices.[5]
Features[edit]
As of 2021, the Qustodio software includes the following features:
- Game and app blocking[6]
- Screen time limits, quotas and downtimes[7]
- Website and content category filtering[8]
- Safe search[9]
- Activity reporting: real-time, daily, weekly and monthly summaries[10]
- Activity alerts and panic button[11]
- Geolocation (Family Locator)[12]
- Geofencing (Your Places)[13]
- SMS & Call monitoring[14]
- YouTube monitoring [11]
- Facebook monitoring[15]
Platforms[edit]
Qustodio works on Chromebooks[16] desktops, laptops[17], smartphones[18] and tablets[12]. The Qustodio app works on Android, Apple iOS, Chrome OS (on Chromebooks), Amazon Fire OS (Kindle)[19], Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows [20].
Languages[edit]
Qustodio is available in 8 languages[21]: English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Chinese and Japanese.
Partnerships[edit]
In 2014, Qustodio signed its first telco partner agreement with Spanish mobile operator Telefonica[22]. In 2015, Qustodio partnered with Qualcomm[23] to enable its Family-Safe Smart Gateway and launched a professional offering for schools and organizations. In 2017, Qustodio partnered with Softbank Japan [24]. In 2018, Qustodio partnered with O2 in the UK, and Singtel which bundled Qustodio with Nickelodeon as part of its Surf School[25]. In 2019, Qustodio also partnered with Movistar Chile[26]. In 2020, Qustodio partnered with Movistar Spain[27]
Collaborations[edit]
Qustodio has collaborated with the anti-bullying charity Kidscape for Safer Internet Day[28] and is a member of the Coalition for App Fairness (CAF)[29]
Complaint against Apple[edit]
In 2019, Qustodio filed a complaint against Apple Inc. with the European Commission[30] and joined with other parental control developers to call for a public Screen Time API [31] after Apple removed many parental control apps from its Apps Store or made it difficult for them to make updates [32]. Apple reversed course on its bans of parental control apps in light of pending investigations by regulators in the US, the EU and Russia [33]. In 2020, Qustodio as part of The Coalition for App Fairness, called on European regulators to investigate and change App Store policies [34]. In 2021, Apple was fined $12M by Russian regulator over App Store monopoly abuse[35]
References[edit]
- ↑ “Qustodio makes internet safety and device usage monitoring simple for businesses worldwide.”, SaaSStarups.org, 8 December 2014. Retrieved on 7 May 2021.
- ↑ Wouters, Robin “Parental control software startup Qustodio scores $1 million in seed funding”, The Next Web, 5 March 2013. Retrieved on 7 May 2021.
- ↑ Biersdorfer, J. D. "Tools to Keep Your Children in Line When They’re Online", The New York Times, New York, 2 March 2018. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Qustodio Technologies SL: Qustodio & Kidslox File a Complaint Against Apple with the European Commission over Abuse of Dominant", Bloomberg, 20 May 2019. Retrieved on 11 February 2021.
- ↑ Yang, James. "Feeling like the smartphone has taken over your child’s life, experts talk about how to regain control", The Washington Post, Washington D.C., 22 August 2019. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Rubenking, Neil J. "Qustodio", PC Mag, 7 August 2020. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Lee, Ellen. "The Best Apps for Managing Your Kid’s Phone", The New York Times, New York, 1 May 2019. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ McMahon, Jordan. "How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online", Wired, 12 May 2017. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Riley, Sean. "Qustodio parental-control app review", Tom's Guide, 9 February 2021. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Hill, Simon. "Qustodio is a parental control software that helps parents keep tabs on their kids' screen time, but it's too expensive and invasive to recommend when free alternatives exist", Business Insider, 6 August 2020. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Stodart, Leah. "How to set device limits without confiscating your kid's phone", Mashable, 18 May 2020. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "What is Qustodio and how will it help you protect your child?", Pocket-lint, 25 February 2020. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Stobing, Chris. "Qustodio Parental Control Review", Comparitech, 11 December 2019. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Parenting in the digital age: Easy control of kids' screen time", The Straits Times, 11 February 2018. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Kelly, Meghan. "Software that lets parents see what their kids do on Facebook gets $1M", Venture Beat, 5 March 2013. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Brangers, Gabriel. "Qustodio Brings Industry-leading Parental Control Software to Chromebooks", Chrome Unboxed, 11 February 2021. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Jean. "Qustodio Parental Control Software Review", Be Web Smart, 16 April 2014. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Schofield, Jack. "How can I control my child’s social media use?", The Guardian, London, 8 February 2018. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Riley, Sean. "Qustodio parental-control app review", Tom's Guide, 10 February 2021. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ Devine, Richard. "Best Parental Control Software for Windows in 2020", "Windows Central", 2020. Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Qustodio Parental Control Apps Review", Consumer Advocate, Retrieved on 12 February 2021.
- ↑ "Telefonica invests $2.5 mn in family safety software startup Qustodio", TelecomLead, 9 December 2014. Retrieved on 7 May 2021
- ↑ "Qualcomm Smart Gateway Platform Transforms Connected Experiences in the Home to Enable a New Breed of Applications and Services", Qualcomm, 6 January 2015. Retrieved on 7 May 2021
- ↑ "SoftBank and Qustodio announce partnership for parental control solutions", Softbank, 28 February 2017. Retrieved on 7 May 2021
- ↑ "Surf smart with Singtel Surf School", Singtel, 2018. Retrieved on 7 May 2021
- ↑ "Movistar Chile lanza “Qustodio”, app que ayuda a los padres a proteger y supervisar la vida digital de sus hijos", Movistar, 2 October 2019. Retrieved on 7 May 2021
- ↑ "De Canguro Net a Qustodio: la nueva protección digital del menor", InnovaSpain, 18 January 2020. Retrieved on 7 May 2021
- ↑ “Kidscape and Qustodio partner together”, Kidscape, 5 February 2020. Retrieved on 7 May 2021.
- ↑ Perez, Sarah “Coalition for App Fairness, a group fighting for app store reforms, adds 20 new partners”, TechCrunch, 21 October 2020. Retrieved on 7 May 2021.
- ↑ Reynolds, Matt “The complainants say their apps were discriminated against to favour Apple's Screen Time”, WIRED, 29 April 2019. Retrieved on 7 May 2021.
- ↑ Nicas, Jack “Apps Purged by Apple Say It Holds the Key They Need to Get Back In”, The New York Times, 30 May 2019. Retrieved on 7 May 2021.
- ↑ Nicas, Jack.“Apple Cracks Down on Apps That Fight iPhone Addiction”, The New York Times. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ↑ Shieber, Jonathan.“With antitrust investigations looming, Apple reverses course on bans of parental control apps”. Tech Crunch. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "The Coalition for App Fairness Calls on European Regulators to Investigate and Change App Store Policies", Bloomberg,11 November 2020. Retrieved on 7 May 2021.
- ↑ Porter, Jon."Apple fined $12M by Russian regulator over App Store monopoly abuse", WIRED,28 April 2020. Retrieved on 7 May 2021.
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