Tracking Users and Prevent Addiction
 

My Kids seems hooked up to internet and getting addicted. For example

WhatsApp: My Kids say discuss in WhatsApp Group on project assignments, etc etc. I can not prevent
FaceBook: I asked them to uninstall from Mobile Phone. When there is a need, access from Laptop.

YouTube: My Kids sees lots of video. Some are educational in nature and some not. So I can not prevent.They use both laptop and mobile phone.

Others: Snapchat, instagram etc

I would like to monitor what website or ip address they visit often and how long they spent on each website.

I have couple of routers at home. One RT-AC66U (Used) and Two RT-N56U (Unused)

Is there any way I can track ? or Any other solution?

Thank you

I have no personal experience with using "parental controls," but this article from Ubuntu may help: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ParentalControls

Thanks frankbell

I do not wish to block and restrict based on contents. WHat I need to know is know each device (Computer or Mobile) accessed which IP/Website and how long they spent on each website or IP. This gives me their usage then I can educate them based on facts.

Hi...

While I'm not entirely sure if this what you're looking for, if your children's computers use Microsoft Windows, I was able to find some programs here... :)

https://freedom.to/

https://getcoldturkey.com/

http://veridium.net/homeguard-activi...ogram-blocker/

One potential drawback or problem to these programs is making sure your children can't change any settings or uninstall the program. You would need to contact the vendor or try the program on your system to see all the options available.

I'm not sure how you would go about setting up these kind of restrictions on a router, if that's possible, nor have I seen the software I've mentioned above available in Linux. :(

Regards...

If this is your device, then I suggest you look at the capabilities. https://www.asus.com/au/Networking/RTAC66U/ASUSWRT/
With multiple devices, you need to control at the internet access point.

archwiki has an article:
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Parental_Control

good luck.

i think the mobile phone is the most important thing to keep an eye (and a lid) on, not the computer.

Tracking Users and Prevent Addiction
 

I would say control the DNS, resolve their favourite addresses to "try again later" page. perhaps squid proxy as well?. the mobile phone if not on WiFi could be a problem. side load an app that manipulates name resolution at certain times maybe. All time consuming and very big brotherish.

^ following that logic, all parenting would be big brotherish?

anyhow, no reason to lie about it; i'd just tell my kid that that's how it's going to be from now on, and why.

maybe not tracking, but restricting usage.

Candlestick approach: Talk to them.

Show them by example. For example, spend less time on LQ ...

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... naaaah! ;)

Is that "Do as I say or I hit you with the candlestick"?

The old school method...
so, both!

At the end of the day, any technical solution is going to be easier for them to beat than for you to protect.

I beat my kids by persuading them that there are more important things in life - like the opposite sex.

Trying to solve a social problem using purely technological means does not work very well.

The control you can enforce over devices you don't own is limited, if your kids borrow somebody else's computers of smartphones you are already out of luck. Most kids here used to go to cybercafes and rent a computer there for very low prices. You are not going to beat that installing parental control or sniffers in your own systems.

If I gun-proof my kids then I don't need to kid-proof my guns.