Google adds parental controls to its Chrome browser. With the function, it is possible to web sites for certain users and to block and to the internet activity of others to keep an eye on. The feature is currently being tested.
Google has a new feature in Chrome has been introduced called ‘supervised users’, another name for parental control, so writes the search giant on his Chromeblog. The feature is available for users on Windows, Linux, OS X, and Chromebooks, and is currently in the beta stage.
By the supervised users option to enable ‘managers’ or administrators, profiles that they have to keep an eye on. It is then possible as an administrator of such a profile in history to see certain websites to block and a request for access to a particular website to accept. Chrome users can be monitored users can access via chrome.com/manage.
By default, Google all websites in newly created profiles. Administrators should specifically indicate which sites they are blocked. Is SafeSearch is automatically turned on, so adult content is not displayed in the search results of Google.
Parental controls directly in the web browser is little used. On Windows is parental control possible by means of Microsoft Family Safety, which for both Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox user accounts in the holes can be held and websites can be blocked.
A recent study has shown that many children between nine and eleven years old ‘dangerous’ online behaviour’ exhibit, such as sharing personal information and playing 18+games, reports BBC. From another study carried out by the Anti-Bullying Alliance found that many teachers and young people find that online security more attention at school should be paid.
