The AOL Guardian e-mail your parent receives will include:

* The time you signed on to AOL and how long you spent online
* The Web sites you visited
* The Web sites you tried to visit even if the Web site was blocked
* Your IM and Buddy List activity
* Your e-mail and Address Book activity

When you sign on to AOL, you will see an indicator that lets you know the AOL Guardian is active for your screen name.

Sincerely,

AOL Member Services Team

-----"""I used to have strict parental controls like those. Then they simmered down to tracking only what sites I visited or tried to visit. It really sucked, but it turned out to be a decent thing because it encouraged me to neglect my computer a bit, as a form of pointless rebellion I suppose. Eventually I was almost competely independant of the internet (except for hw sometimes) and I actually brushed up on useful skills like sewing."""

I'm simultaneously envious and sickened.

I used to have strict parental controls like those. Then they simmered down to tracking only what sites I visited or tried to visit. It really sucked, but it turned out to be a decent thing because it encouraged me to neglect my computer a bit, as a form of pointless rebellion I suppose. Eventually I was almost competely independant of the internet (except for hw sometimes) and I actually brushed up on useful skills like sewing.

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Originally posted by bella123:
Helios, don't be immature. Anyone wouldn't want their parents breathing over their necks when they're trying to talk to friends. My mom has a chatwatch thing where she can read everything we say! It drives me NUTS!!! I have nothing to hide, but when we talk about personal things, anyone can admit they dont want their parents to know everything!

Immature? Is saying that you should stay to the point of blamelessness, even if its your parents, boyfriend, or whatever, immature? I think you're confusing Immaturity with the thought that when you become an adult your life becomes full-steam unmetered (EG: That all of a sudden, you get to do whatever you want with no consequences).

I understand to a point you don't want to be monitored 24/7, but without this, you'd be getting hundreds of kids running around surfing porn. I mean, its giving a little to save a lot, per se. Hell, I suck up the monitoring- if there's something personal, I wait until I can speak to the person in private.

Whoa! AOL has gone this far? Luckily for myself I don't use AOL anymore. This is purely an invasion of privacy. Nowadays parents are invading into their kids privacy to the extreme. I too was questioned numerous times on all the things I done without their supervision. I don't want to risk losing my privacy to others, and words do get out and fast when they see what you're doing regardless of what you're doing. I would get rid of AOL and use another ISP. For the sake of privacy, I never told my parents anything. What's a secret if everybody knows?

Do all AIMS have this?

Helios, don't be immature. Anyone wouldn't want their parents breathing over their necks when they're trying to talk to friends. My mom has a chatwatch thing where she can read everything we say! It drives me NUTS!!! I have nothing to hide, but when we talk about personal things, anyone can admit they dont want their parents to know everything!

dude yur an idiot. just use internet explorer DUH. it works for me. if not try going to my computer and typing in the url (if you have dial-up yur screwed)

Take it up with your parents, crybabies. If you've got something to hide, its probably a good thing you're monitored. So what if you're 18 or 38? The way I figure it, 100% of your online activity should be something you wouldnt mind telling anyone you know. After all, who knows who's monitoring you.

Now I can understand if it were a child, middle school and younger. Lowerclassmen in high school, maybe if their parents had trust issues with them. That's understandable. Here's what I DON'T understand:

At my grandmother's house, my aunt (her daughter) shares an AOL account with her, so it's the same account on two different computers. When I go over to my grandma's house, being online is pretty much one of the only things that keeps me occupied even tho I HATE aol!! The last time I was over here I got that email and I was raging!! Why?! because
1. I'll be 19 next week. I am a legal adult. There is no reason to monitor my online activity. I shouldn't even be listed under "mature teen". I qualify for the adult account because I am over 18.
2. Activity on a computer that isn't even in her house is none of her business!! My grandmother was pretty disgusted as well.

Another thing my grandmother doesn't like is the fact that she can't get online if my aunt it online at her house. So today I am going to help her get with netzero instead of aol.

I have that too. I feel your pain. My step-dad is the master of our account and he is always trying to block websites and stuff like that. It pisses me off so bad because he's not my real dad and it's none of his business what websites I go to. I also hate it when my mom tries to ask me why I went to this website and that website. It's just annoying. I think AOL Guardian just gives nosy parents even more of an excuse to get on our case about every little thing we do.

BUT it least it doesn't say WHO you talked to or WHO you emailed.
**Courtney**

I think it is just a way to protect people from making contact with maniacs or log on to porn websites or whatever.... I am not in AOL but in my opinion, it is just a matter of safety..

Well if they area all that desperate to see what websites we were looking at, why don't they just check the histroy? duh. I used to have one of those, but like Karategirl, I know alot about computers, so it was easily erased. If they are going to do this stupid crap to us, why don't they tell us? Not like we are going to get all mad or nothing. Maybe irritated about the fact taht they don't trust us, but still. They can't keep us sheltered forever, so I wish that they would quit trying and learn from mistakes.

This goes above and beyond normal pestering by the parental units. This is like finding out your neighbor is going through your mailbox to make sure you're not getting smutty magazines. It's a violation of basic rights. Sure, the parents want to make sure their kid isn't doing naughty things on the internet, but what if they find out you're constantly IMing and emailing a friend they don't approve of? Or that you're researching Wicca, even if you don't practice it? One thing's for sure: I'm glad my family doesn't have AOL.

I think it invades rights of teens. For 13 and under, sure go ahead, but for a teenager? They can make thier own decisions and dont deserve to be babied for ever. Ifyou baby them until they are 18, what happens when they move out or go to college? They wont be responcible.

LOL, I am the only one in my family who can do anything with the internet so I deleted that, not that my parents would know how to check it anyways. Most people if they are smart enough hackers can get that information anyways. AOL or not. Just don't do anything that would upset your rents is my advice.

Or, figure out there password and erase it all or something haha. Just kidding. I think that it's actually good. If our parents didn't know what we were doing alot of the times then they also wouldn't be able to help us.

Oh, child, befriend a serious computer geek. They have freed me from this insanity parents put us through...

heh. I'd be pissed.

ok I would be mad what does it look like I dont think I have that I hope I dont if I do I,m scared I tell my friends stuff I dont want my mom to know or any one!

man, i have that on my account. it's always there. it's not that big of a deal. i mean as long as your not looking up porn and randomly cussing people out, what do you have to worry about??? it's really not taht big of a deal. i know... i have to put up with it too. well neway. i hope everything works out for you.

:-) steph