Control Parental Google Chrome

[Giovanni Sealy]

KidsSafe Browser Parental Control app is a cloud based web content filtering browser to provide your kids a safer internet surfing environment. It's an easy to use porn block; adult site blocker Chrome extension for parents to use for kids. It can also be used by adults for self control and accountability for porn block or block other time wasting sites. Its parental controls and web site filter can be remotely configured for young kids; teens and adults to block porn, adult and any other potential dangerous web sites. Allows for creation of custom whitelist; blacklist for websites/domains along with short cuts to white listed sites on home page for ease of use. Admin can also create a time schedule to block access to all sites or certain categories of sites (like social networking) or a specific domain/URL during certain time of the day or day of the week. This screen time control is a great addition along with websites filter rules. Access to filter rules/settings are protected by password to make sure user can not change the settings without admin password. Features:===1. Blocks Porn, Adult, Social Media, Social Networking, Gaming, Pornography and over 50 other categories of websites2. Create your own white list and black list of websites. 3. Set your own web filtering rules.4. Configure web browser UI to allow address bar; searching; access to favorites etc. 5. Access to settings protected by password.6. Screen Time Limit to apply web sites access during certain time of they and/or days of the week.On license expiration, app will still work but will apply default web content filtering (pre-configured) instead of your personal settings. Help/FAQ for the app: contact us at sup...@kiddoware.com to report any issues; comments; feedback; bulk licensing and discounts for educational institutes.

I just purchased a Nighthawk router to take control on the websites accessible to my kids. I activated the smart parental control but i notice that the Google chrome incognito mode on Windows 10 is not filtered nor logged in the history. How is it possible? I have no administrative right on the laptop provided by the high school so cannot ban access to this incognito mode.

I came across this article and reached out to our support team to see if this is expected behavior. They advised that incognito tabs should still be filtered by Circle/ SPC. Check it out this helpful article - Does Circle Manage Incognito or Guest Accounts? Private Tabs?

It's constantly popping up sites that are not allowed, even as you try to type in search fields. To allow those sites, she needs a parent with administrative rights sitting with her - which isn't a realistic option (hence the reason for parental controls).

Sometimes Chrome just won't load pages, reporting them as not available. Below are screen shots using the two apps, accessing the exact same site. This was after restarting Chrome. I refreshed them at the same time.

The reason we're trying to use Chrome is that Google docs doesn't work for her account in Safari. She can access her drive, but when she opens a file, it starts to load (you can see the content briefly), then the 'safari web content' quits, the browser tab goes blank, flashes an error, tries to reload, and sometimes loops that behavior. Here's that error:

I have this same problem. This is rather stupid. If you set parental controls then the kids know that parental controls have been set due to all the errors that keep popping up mentioning parental controls in place. Kids get upset then about parental controls being placed on their computer. Should be able to do this in a discreet way. Parental controls should be discreet and not keep popping up on screen letting kids know that parental control is on.

My kids need to access a particular site for math (Tenmarks). It isn't a Google site, but Chrome requires accessing a lot of different sites to access Tenmarks while Safari does not. Example: -- why on earth would I want to approve a site like that? What is Google doing?

I am having the same issue. This likely has to do with two concurrent issues. First, it is likely that google is optimizing http requests by sending them to the 'most available' server (ip). Second they are likely using new javascript builds that rebuild and reload the page with each user interaction (key stroke, mouse movement), etc. This allows you to build pages dynamically and do things like predict / autofill forms, rebuild the page based on mousemovements, etc. The issue of course is that parental controls works by screening each http request. So, these are essentially unlableled http requests and get flagged, even though each of these ip's is in fact associated with google. This is not a fix that can be made on the user side without loosening the parental control restrictions. Also, because most sites are turning to the same js build tools to optimize traffic/interactions, it's likely that an increasing number of sites/services will conflict with apple's parental controls.

I just bought my son a MacBook. He wants Chrome. I have parental restrictions turned on. Even so, I can access any site I want. I blacklisted a specific site. I can still go there. Parental restrictions don't see to be working with Chrome at all. Does anybody know why? Thanks.

I verified this is the parental controls by turning off the web restrictions, that both chrome and safari work normally. Then I turned on parental controls, "try to limit access to adult websites automatically" and both started acting improperly again.

Could someone validate that this is not functional on their system? I'm on yosemite 10.10.5, and the latest safari. Turn on parental controls "try to limit access to adult websites automatically" and try to access a google doc or presentation.

I can verify this is not just you. We also have this problem attempting to restrict adult content on IOS. We rely heavily on Google Docs. A couple months ago, I went around to all of our iPads (approx. 50) and enforced Limit Adult Content, under the Website Restrictions. What a nightmare! Now, we get frequent errors when staff are trying to use Google Docs. Why Google Docs is considered adult content is above me, but usually if you enter docs.google.com under "always allow" it will allow your daughter to use Google Docs to do her homework.

Just try blocking 3 websites only with parental controls and see what happens. Even sites not blocked can not be accessed on Chrome and all kinds of notices pop up letting child know you applied parental controls which upset child. Apple needs to fix this!!

I'm running MacOS 10.13.6 and it seems that the Chrome browser is ignoring the parental controls that I've set up for kids' accounts. If I try to go to a particular website in Safari it blocks it. However, that very same website is allowed in Chrome. Is this expected behavior? Is there something I can do to make Chrome follow the parental rules?

There are parental controls built into Chrome. The concept of parental controls in the Chrome browser, revolves around supervised user profiles. If a child is forced to browse the web while signed in under one of these restricted profiles, their parent or guardian has the final say regarding where they go and what they do while online. Not only does Chrome allow you to block specific websites, but it also creates a report of which sites they actually did visit during their browsing session.

I have to say that I have just removed chrome from my youngest boys laptop, as despite setting up parental controls on my router he can just bypass this. This should not be allowed just to make you use chrome solutions!

No matter what I tried, I could not get youtube to be blocked on a PC running Windows and using Google Chrome Browser with Deco S4. tried ensuring that MAC address was not set to random as suggested in the FAQ below. The blocking works as expected on Microsoft Edge and Internet explorer browsers. It seems like Google has a way of allowing access to their sites that somehow bypasses the parental controls? Anyone else have this issue?

The right age for your kid to have a phone is a personal decision. Most parents enjoy the peace of mind of being able to reach their children once they start spending more time out of the house, typically between ages 12-14. The most important factor is ensuring your child is mature enough to keep track of a phone - and use it responsibly. All Google Fi plans include parental controls and safety features to help make sure your kids are staying safe. Learn more about adding a child to your Fi plan.

Yes, Google Fi Wireless does offer parental controls for phones, including spam blocking to stop unwanted calls, and for children on Android phones, the ability to allow calls and texts from phone contacts only. When you connect your plan to Family Link, you can also manage which apps your kids can download, set up Google Play content controls based on age, and turn on safe search filters on Google and other websites. Learn more about Family Link parental controls.

Privacy for your online activity: All phones on Google Fi Wireless get access to the VPN by Google for a private online connection. When enabled, it encrypts your online activity when you use cellular data and Wi-Fi.

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