Beta Watch: Parental Monitoring and Control

Beta Watch: Parental Monitoring and Control

Parental software that monitors and controls your child's web activity. Blocks and logs websites based on websocket communication. This extension is part of Team Beta's project for CS 4310, Software Engineering I with professor Hank Stalica.

What is Beta Watch: Parental Monitoring and Control?
Beta Watch: Parental Monitoring and Control is a Firefox add-on developed by Team Beta for CS 4310, Software Engineering I. It connects to a websocket to request blacklist, whitelist, and security level updates, blocking and logging websites accordingly. The last known blacklist is enforced if the websocket connection fails.
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Stats
Users: 12
Rating: 1.00 (2)
Version: 1.0.8resigned1 (Last updated: 2024-04-25)
Creation date: 2017-11-14
Weekly download count: NaN
Firefox on Android: Yes
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Moderate risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • storage
  • history
  • webRequest
  • webRequestBlocking
  • activeTab
  • tabs
  • http://*/*
  • https://*/*
Size: 24.37K
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Summary

This addon connects to a websocket and requests the blacklist, whitelist, and security level every 15 seconds. Websites specified in the blacklist are always blocked. The addon also saves the blacklist after the browser is closed, so if it fails to connect to the websocket the last known blacklist is enforced.

Depending on the security level, websites specified on the whitelist are logged and/or blocked.

Extension Developer: Jeffrey McClain

Team Beta: Raymond Burke Alexis Lara Vincent Mark Mariano Jeffrey McClain Patryk Skowronski-Stec

User reviews
no sirve, no works
by eduardo, 2018-04-20

Doesn't seem to do anything.
by Jen Turner, 2017-12-14
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Safety
Risk impact

Beta Watch: Parental Monitoring and Control 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 add-on. Review carefully before installing. We recommend that you only install Beta Watch: Parental Monitoring and Control if you trust the publisher.

Risk likelihood

Beta Watch: Parental Monitoring and Control is probably trust-worthy. Prefer other publishers if available. Exercise caution when installing this add-on.

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