Gopher Buddy

Installed by your Google Workspace for Education admin. Tracks IP, user, timestamp data for school managed devices and users only.

What is Gopher Buddy?

Gopher Buddy is a Chrome extension for school-managed devices. It captures username, IP, start time, session duration, and offers high-resolution usage history and network IP reporting. Furthermore, it facilitates role-based access to session information and device metadata. It also encourages users to update their devices to prevent OS obsolescence. Administrative installation and a valid license are required. Note: Gopher Buddy does not track browsing history.

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Extension stats

By: amplified-labs

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 8,000,000+

Rating: 1.27 (73) ▼ 1 ratings

Version: 0.9.9.3 (Last updated: 2023-06-09)

Creation date: 2023-06-09

Risk impact: Moderate risk impact

Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 2

Permissions:

alarms
storage
notifications
idle
identity
identity.email
enterprise.deviceAttributes
browsingData

Size: 1.97M

Email: pu*****@amplifiedit.com

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# 56

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Are you a student, parent or teacher looking to understand what Gopher Buddy does? Have questions about privacy?

These resources may help: -https://amplifiedlabs.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360051865934-Frequently-Asked-Questions-for-end-users

https://amplifiedlabs.zendesk.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002501314

The Gopher Buddy Chrome Extension partners with the Chrome Gopher Add-on to boost your fleet’s OS health and offers high-resolution usage history and network IP reporting on Chrome devices, as well as a handy way for students and staff to access key device info.

Gopher Buddy:

Allows domain Administrators to capture username, IP address, start time, and session duration on MANAGED Chromebooks. Does NOT track browsing history.
Gives end users role-based access to recent session information and device metadata like Serial Number and Asset ID.
Nudges users to update and reboot their Chrome devices. Helps prevent Chromebooks from falling behind more than 3 OS versions.

User reviews

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Pros

Does what it's supposed to
Disabled spyware functionality

Cons

Blatant spyware
Invasion of privacy
Causes connectivity issues
Installed by school without consent
Educational institutions using it to monitor students

Most mentioned

Spyware
Invasion of privacy
Disabled in Chrome

Recent reviews

why can my school see my ip from home whatn that's so messed, on the website its even stated the school has to contact my internet provider to get my location from my IP you do know it takes 2 seconds to look up IP to location and they wouldn't contact no internet provider, and its also stated that any account on any website we log into on a chromebook will be tracked and monitered even saying if you log into Instagram or Snapchat etc that the school will be able to see and access the same things I am ON MY PERSONAL SOCIALS and thats its required for security arent my passwords and log ins my privacy that's beyonddddd to far. you guys are messed up for allowing straight spyware on the Google webstore, no person should be seeing what is done, there are privacy laws for a reason and this just goes straight against all of them, and why hide it as oh it checks for updates but at the same time it also allows your schools to see everything on the device that doesn't seem right to me. BRING BACK OUR PRIVACY. and I hope my schoolboard sees this too I wont sit by and allow this to be ok its wrong in so many ways. so many ways.