Systems and methods to regulate use of consumer devices and services

摘要

The described systems and arrangements regulate use of consumer devices and services. In one implementation, a control allowances data file is automatically downloaded from a networked server. The control allowances data file specifies one or more criteria against which use of a device or a service hosted by the device should be restricted with respect to a particular user. The criteria are periodically evaluated against device or service use to determine whether user access to a device and/or service hosted by an application executing on the device should be restricted based on at least a portion of the criteria.