On 11/19/20 10:28 PM, Randy Dawson via cctalk wrote:
I have kids that after corona are in lockdown, so they are on computers
all the time. Supposed to be doing schoolwork, but no, feedback from
the school is negative.
:-/
Can I trap some traffic from these PC's and what software would
you recommend?
What platform? Windows? Linux? (You did say PC.) macOS? Something else?
I would be somewhat inclined to avoid software based key loggers as I've
heard of problems with them. (Admittedly this was back in DOS / Windows
3.x / 95 days.)
As such, I'd be more inclined to use a hardware based keylogger.
I have no idea how you parent and I'm just some random guy on the
Internet. But if I were in your shoes, I'd tell my kids that they have
abused things and that I was now monitoring them. Be honest and up
front. Don't hide what you are doing. Give them an opportunity to
re-gain trust. I would also use the lack of any information from the
key logger to be a indicator that they have compromised it.
I might also consider something like VNC where I can watch what's on
their screen. If at any point in time you can't see what's on their
screen, then you have a different problem.
I would also be tempted to give them a tiny bit of leeway. We all get
board, finish a task and occasionally need 90 seconds to reset. More
than that and I'd think it's a good time to cough really loud, walk past
them, what have you.
But you are the parent. You know your kids best and what will and will
not work for them. Good luck.
--
Grant. . . .
unix || die
