How can I monitor child's use on his own computer?

JJMc

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I am not the administrator on my high school son's laptop, so it looks like I can't set up and control Family Safety. I want to monitor how much time he spends on the computer, and what he is doing/where he is going. Are there alternatives to Family Safety that would do this?

Is the best alternative to become the administrator on his computer and force him to use a child account? This won't let him install software, as I understand it. Are there any other limitations with using a child/standard user account?

Thanks, Jerry
 

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System One

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You can ask him up front what he is doing. It comes down to trust. If you start locking him down, restricting him from stuff, you lose that trust as a parent.
 

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  • OS
    Linux Mint 17.2
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    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Toshiba Satellite C850D-st3nx1
    CPU
    AMD E1-1200 APU with Radeon (tm) HD Graphics 1.40 GHZ
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    12GB
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    Realtek HD
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    LCD
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    Logitech M525
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    Google Chrome
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    None needed. It is Linux.
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No matter what you do, he'll do it anyway somewhere else if he wants to. I know that my parents couldn't stop me from doing something stupid if I did not trust them that they were absolutely right on that matter and even then I managed to get my life i jeopardy quite a few times let alone on some smaller matter. Racing motorcycles and cars, sky jumping, getting flying license, they never even knew about until I told them years later.
Now just imagine how a today's teenager, probably more computer savvy than you, can bypass all of your surveillance if he wants too. NSA and CIA will probably know more about he's computer and internet practices than you ever will if you do not have right communication with him. Just remember all the hormones you may have lost since being a kid.
 

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    Windows 8.1 Pro
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    PC/Desktop
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    Home made
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    AMD Ryzen7 2700x
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    Asus Prime x470 Pro
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    16GB Kingston 3600
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    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
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    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
    Silicon Power V70 240GB SSD
    WD 1 TB Blue
    WD 2 TB Blue
    Bunch of backup HDDs.
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    Sharkoon, Silent Storm 660W
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    Raidmax
    Cooling
    CCM Nepton 140xl
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    40/2 Mbps
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    Firefox
    Antivirus
    WD
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