Parental controls for younger LL users - program to monitor URLs visited ?

[m654321]

I have a question about  monitoring internet activity, while using LL2.4

I would like  to introduce Linux Lite to the younger members of our family  though, before doing so, wish to have some kind of parental controls in place, similar to the ones I've already set up in Win7 using 'Windows Live Family Safety'. 

Is there a linux equivalent  that can monitor your child's internet usage, i.e. track URL's visited ?

Many thanks in advance for any help with this.
Regards
Mike

[Trip]

Not too sure about monitoring URL's but things like Dans Guardian can block some domains completely if they are known to contain things not fit for kids.
There are also plugins/extensions for Firefox and Chrome that work well too. I would check these out first if I was you as they will probably be more user friendly than the proxy servers etc. Older kids (teenagers) I would go with Dans Guardian though

[anon222]

Many mention OpenDNS when it comes to parental control. https://www.opendns.com/
Never heard of Dans Guardian before. I see it hasn't been updated since 2012, that doesn't mean it's not usable, of course.

[Trip]

Never heard of Dans Guardian before. I see it hasn't been updated since 2012, that doesn't mean it's not usable, of course.

Dans Guardian is just a front end to proxy servers like Squid (from what I remember), and It's not a very complicated program so it doesn't get many updates. It's effectiveness comes from having an up to date proxy server and decent block lists.

I'd forgotten about OpenDNS. I've used the basic DNS part of the servers for years but never bothered with the other features.

[rokytnji]

I'd use a master password in my browser preferences also so browser history could not be deleted without a password only I know if I could not trust my boys online.

OpenDNS like suggested by misko will log the history also if you set up a account there.

My boys are grown men now. So nada problemo for me anymore.

Trips addons suggestions are a viable option also. But addons can be disabled by a smart kid.
Which my juvenile delinquents i raised were.

Once I came home and found footprints on the ceiling. They could throw some killer parties behind my back.  ;D

[Trip]

Trips addons suggestions are a viable option also. But addons can be disabled by a smart kid.
Which my juvenile delinquents i raised were.

That's why I suggested something else for the older kids. They work well enough for the younger ones though, especially when used with the master password.

Once I came home and found footprints on the ceiling. They could throw some killer parties behind my back.  ;D

At least they weren't your wives foot prints and you'd been away by yourself

[shengchieh]

IMHO,  you need to filter at the IP level.  It is too easy to boot from a liveCD/liveDD/liveUSB and go around OpenDNS.  Does your internet provider has some filtering option?

Sheng-Chieh

[austin.payne]

OpenDNS for to avoid a child stumbling on something they shouldn't, but if a child is doing this on purpose, I would say that the solution isn't a technical one. Since you can get around any technical solution. I mean at the end they can go to a friends house, or the local library.