Norton Family
Norton Family helps you protect your kids so they can enjoy the Internet safely.
What is Norton Family?
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Summary
If you are a Norton Family user, you’ll need to install this extension to continue monitoring your child’s activity on Google Chrome. It gives you insights into their online activities so you can start a conversation about responsible online behaviors. Installing this chrome extension does not install Norton Family product on your windows device. Norton Family has to be installed separately and is a pre-requisite for this extension to work.
This add-on uses permissions that produce the following Chrome messages to perform necessary functions within the add-on.
“Read and change all your data on the website you visit” Shown for permissions needed to monitor child web activities and also to display customized block page for websites that are not allowed as per the house rules configured by the parent.
“Read your browsing history” Shown for permissions needed to go back to the previous web page from customized block page.
“Communicate with cooperating native applications” Shown for permissions needed to communicate between the extension and the desktop application.
This add-on also uses permissions that are not displayed in Chrome to perform necessary functions within the add-on:
User reviews
User reviews summary
Pros
- Protects from malware
Cons
- Blocks access to necessary websites
- Overly controlling and invasive
- Spies on users
Most mentioned
- Blocks access to necessary websites
- Spies on users
- Overly controlling and invasive
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Safety
Risk impact
Norton Family is risky to use as it requires a number of sensitive permissions that can potentially harm your browser and steal your data. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Norton Family if you trust the publisher.
Risk likelihood
Norton Family is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this extension.
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