Norton Family helps you protect your kids so they can enjoy the Internet safely.
Norton Family: Parental Control for Safe Internet
Norton Family is a specialized Microsoft Edge add-on designed for parents to track their children's online activity seamlessly. The add-on allows you to block/allow websites based on your house rules. It requires separate installation of Norton Family Parental Control on your device to function. It aims to promote responsible online behaviors among young internet users.
Add-on stats
Manifest V3
Rating: 2.10
(22)
Creation date: 2022-02-11
Permissions:
- tabs
- webNavigation
- nativeMessaging
- declarativeNetRequest
- scripting
Host permissions:
- <all_urls>
Size: 60.49K
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
# 552 ▼ 6
Other platforms
Not available on Android
User reviews
Pros
- Provides protection from malicious websites
- Can be useful for monitoring online activity when configured correctly
- Offers some level of parental control
Cons
- Frequently blocks legitimate websites, causing issues for school and projects
- Requests to unblock sites often fail to work
- Causes frustration among children and parents due to unnecessary restrictions
- Unreliable syncing leading to wrong time-based restrictions
- Frequent glitches and bugs causing functionality problems
Most mentioned
- Blocks necessary school websites
- Requests to unblock sites often do not work
- Leads to frustration and arguments within families
- Difficult to bypass necessary restrictions
- Configuration issues that can lead to performance problems
User reviews
Alright alright, i KNOW YOU ADULTS ARE THINKING "this kid is just angry that he watches his YouTube shorts in the middle of the night" BUT... its trash. LIKE HORRABLE, THIS BLOCKED GOOGLE SLIDES BECAUSE IT's A Business app (during a project my *** had TO SPAM requests to my DAD who is a GASTREOLANTOLOGEST DOCTOR AT WORK because of this), BLOCKS WEBSITES JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE UNCATOGORIZED, AND MAKES YOU HAVE TO CLOSE OUT ALL TABS JUST FOR ONE TAB TO LOAD. TO TOP IT OF WITH SOME ICING ON THE CAKE, accepting the request don't even work 100% PERCENT OF THE TIME. THE CAKE IS ALREADY READY, BUT WHY NOT ADD A CHERRY ON TOP, deleting the extension don't even work. SO, YOUR *** is stuck restrictions for the rest of your life, so once you install this, you pretty much guaranteed spam emails at work because your kid can't use google chrome because it's as a "business app", *Phone buzzes* needs permission for google.com like the **** isn't the same thing as google chrome that you just accepted.
by Obaloluwa, 2025-01-19
its just bad
by Joel, 2024-09-25
Ferramenta boa, assim que bem configurado funciona muito bem, consigo controlar tudo e monitorar todos os acessos. A amiga bianca aqui que não soube configurar e os filhos querem acessar o que não deve por isso a ferramenta não deixa as crianças dela em paz.
by Lucas, 2024-07-22
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Norton Family requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood
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Risk likelihood analysis details
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