| There are thousands of people who wish | | | | will monitor these activities. So the |
| that they could monitor someone else's | | | | employer can see who is shopping online |
| online activities. Each of us has been | | | | while at work and who is working hard. |
| curious one time or another about the | | | | The greatest advantage to an employer |
| activities of an individual while | | | | who decides to use monitoring software |
| online. This is especially true for a | | | | is that the tools can be accessed from |
| business, corporation, parent or a | | | | any internet connection, twenty-four |
| spouse. Now, one no longer has to be | | | | hours a day. |
| just merely curious about someone else's | | | | Parents have also been taking advantage |
| internet activities. Internet monitoring | | | | of internet monitoring software tools |
| software tools allows an individual, | | | | recently. Parents can now monitor their |
| business or parent monitor the | | | | child's online activities. This is a |
| activities that are performed on a | | | | great way for a parent to ensure the |
| specific computer or a group of | | | | safety of a child while online. Parental |
| computers. | | | | tools are designed to monitor what a |
| There are various advantages for a | | | | child is doing and for how long. |
| business to use internet monitoring | | | | Also, the tools monitor emails, instant |
| software tools. These types of tools can | | | | messages, chat room discussions and |
| be setup in a matter of minutes to | | | | website activity. A parent can actually |
| monitor one computer or a group of | | | | view both sides of a chat room |
| computers. Once the tool is set up it | | | | discussion or read ingoing and outgoing |
| will begin monitoring certain internet | | | | emails. If a parent feels as if their |
| activities. Monitoring software tools | | | | child is in a dangerous situation then |
| are designed to monitor ingoing and | | | | the parent can block a specific website |
| outgoing emails and instant messages. | | | | or a chat room. This enables the parent |
| This allows an employer to know what is | | | | to take control of the situation. One of |
| being said about the company or specific | | | | the greatest advantages for a parent who |
| people within the company. | | | | uses monitoring tools is that the child |
| An employer is able to view the | | | | is unaware of the monitoring software |
| keystrokes that are made, website | | | | even running. This is an easy way for a |
| surfing activity and the type of tools | | | | parent to stay up-to-date on all of the |
| that are used on the computer. Each time | | | | online activities while a child is |
| an employee using the internet for | | | | online. |
| personal reasons the monitoring tools | | | | |