To start off, a complete invasion of my privacy, and honestly creepy. I would give it one star but it does have its pluses for teachers, but as a student I don’t like it. Spanish: Para empezar, una invasión completa de mi privacidad y, sinceramente, inquietante. Le daría una estrella pero tiene sus ventajas como profesor, pero como alumno no me gusta. Arabic; بالنسبة للمبتدئين، يعد هذا انتهاكًا كاملاً لخصوصيتي، وهو أمر مزعج بصراحة. كنت سأعطيها نجمة واحدة، لكن لها مزاياها كمعلمة، لكن كطالبة لا أحبها.
This app is a invasion of privacy and it dose no matter if you are using this app for your child, your students or in extreme cases your spouse. My school just recently started to use this app and it is awful. I recently had a anxiety attack in class and decided I should email my counselor. In the middle of writing this email to my counselor I got a pop up from my teacher using this app and she had typed “get back to work”. She had been watching type the email for the past 3 or 4 minutes. This is a complete invasion of privacy and I honestly don’t know who thought this would be a good idea to put in schools. And if you are using this this for your child you are honestly a toxic parent. When you feel your child is doing stuff online that you don’t like you should talk to them about it not spy on there phone. This can cause sever trust issues in a child. Thanks for reading
It’s not safe, because you can see our important information that nobody needs to know (Only our families get to know our important information.) and can’t you see everyone who sign up for goguardian’s information. It’s invading people children’s private. I mean I get it like up want to know what’s going on your children’s phone, but just ask them politely...like it’s really not that hard. Y’all parents don’t need to sign up for a app that can basically see your important information on your phone. Like I’m pretty sure they can see your important information. Like they created this, they programmed this app, so basically they know you’re important information. In my personal opinion everyone should privacy. This app was very dumb to create...like this app shouldn’t have been created at all. - 🤗
Great for Teachers in the making especially for the students that aren’t doing work.
As a teacher in the making and with how school district courses are very intense and pressure is put on timelines. It’s great to monitor the students who actually do there work. Teachers deal with students lying about there progress to their faces. Parents do actually ask for weekly progress reports and screenshots from Go-Guardian is required and very useful for sake of Children’s education. PS: to any student or teenager that write these reviews saying how horrible it is, …. when you are a teacher and parent the appreciation will change.
First off, GoGaurdian should be considered pure spyware. The fact that a teacher can connect and take control of your own pc just makes it plainly obvious that the teachers do not have one bit of trust for you. Second, this app if you can find out can take full control of your computer with out anything the user can do about it. I’m surprised this isn’t illegal in the US. There is no way this can be legal and something for teachers to use and take control of any computer from anywhere. Third, the fact that if I bring my personal laptop in to school I can get it taken away because they can’t use gogaurdian on my laptop meaning they are addicted to their own power so much that they will send anyone to iss if they don’t have control of your laptop
I’m a Dad, and a long time EFF supporter. This application not only violates student privacy, it is also violating educators and parents. GoGuardian customer service has told me that they retain information collected by subscribers and users and that they do not have a system in place to delete this information, even when requested. This application’s only intent is to collect private data under the ruse of student safety. This company and their CEO are actively lobbying lawmakers to loosen privacy protections so they can later sell the information that they collect. Parents and teachers need to collectively push districts to end this kind of exploitation and terminate their partnerships with corporations like GoGuardian.
My teachers use this on our computers I am a sophomore in high school and,I was emailing my counselor about something personal because someone was being a jerk I’ve had a bully since like fifth grade so this girl was bothering me and my teacher said do your work and I’m like I’m emailing my counselor or something and he was like well don’t worry about that you need to rework and I’m like I need to email her, and then one time I was done with all of my work in one class and then I was working on a different assignment and then my teacher was like do you work and I was like I’m finished I need to do this because we’re having an exam in our class and then I’m like I need to do and he was like oh you don’t need to do that
I am a teacher of a 2nd grade class, and i needed something to see what my kids are doing on thee computers for online school. So i got this app thinking it would to the trick. 2 days go by, my computer started glitching a bit but i thought nothing of it. 1 week goes by, and my computer absolutely just shuts down out of nowhere. I eventually got it back on and i realized that i was hacked on this app and a person got into my password onto my computer because he was watching me use my computer. I was so scared - i didn’t know what do do but throw my computer. Eventually i got my computer fixed and immediately uninstalled. DO NOT DOWNLOAD UNLESS YOU WANT TO GET HACKED!
I have two students who learn remotely. I heard from their principal about this app and volunteered to test it for our school. The school IT administrator set up a parent link for me to grant me access to see my students’ activity. Note, there can only view not block sites. Now that I can see what they are doing, there is no more wondering to unacceptable websites during school. My students’ attention to class has increased and they are more accountable for their computer use. Thank you!!!
First, I really get a kick out of all the kids complaining about the invasion of privacy and such in the reviews. Someday they’ll understand. Second, read the terms of use very carefully. They include clauses where you give up your right to sue them either independently or as part of a class action group. As much as we need to monitor our children’s online activity, I think I’m going to find another way rather than condoning this burgeoning legal menace.
I am a teacher of 2nd grade and needed to know what my kids were doing, my computer started acting up and all of the sudden shut down. When It finally turned back on it wasn’t even my account. I am not sure if it is a glitch or hacked but then I asked another teacher and the same thing happened to her. Please do not get this app it dose not let you look at your kids work and it glitches/hack’s your computer! From my experience this app is a 0/10.
Its a no for me because a lot of personal information is put out there and this app also gives people to much power over your device. For example one time we had to enter our passwords for something we was doing and the teacher forgot their laptop was plugged to the screen and everyone seen eachother passwords and we couldnt all change our passwords until a two weeks from then
It shows very little detail on activity. It will tell a parent what domain or website their student connected to but doesn’t show the content. It also doesn’t allow parents to see google searches.
My teacher-friend Cathy suggested this to me; No way I'm taking her advice again. In my way of teaching I respect my students privacy because I believe that when students themselves feel respected they are in the mood to be their best. All of my students are a grade ahead of where their supposed because of my teaching strategy.. Take this into consideration- AND TAKE THIS APP DOWN.
Might as well just leak my passwords and files to the whole world.
If you like having your passwords,files,apps,photos,personal data rummaged through, then this is the app for you! Guaranteed to store and leak your personal data! Just like zoom! This wonderful state of the art app for teachers makes sure that personal privacy is non-existant! Download today to have all your personal data and space invaded! :D
M’kay, I may sound childish/stupid but it isn’t okay letting our teachers/parents watch what we’re doing, it’s creepy and weird they close tabs on us and it’s super annoying and we can get very paranoid to the point where we don’t want to even use our school computer or iPad or simply our home iPad or phone. This review is short but true a lot of students may agree with this
It is a great tool for teachers and parents to see what kids are doing on school issued computers. You can redirect a student back to work during the school day if they wander off to play games.
It worked for two weeks. Now it shows an error when i open it and won’t allow anything else but the error screen to show up. I contacted tech support multiple times to get a busy line on the phone, on the chat, and no email responses. I’ve deleted and re-downloaded the app multiple times. Garbage.
Hi, I’m a student whose teachers used this on my school computer to “help” me. At least that’s what she said 😐 In my opinion, this is terrible, if your teachers do this, don’t just let it slide. And NEVER let them put it on your phone because they will be able to access and see EVERYTHING on your device including your texts, your emails, your passwords, your
Invasion of privacy, against the law the reason we have a password is so no one can see out personal stuff or to hack or mess anything of out stuff up. But apparently when it comes to the older generation they are like a monarch they want to know everything and make sure their in control of what you do, say, act, and look at. I rest my case
PLEASE DO NOT GET THIS. I am so angry!! This app continuously shuts down and my students start going on things they aren’t supposed to!! Please update this frustrating problem. All staff uses this in our school and we are all having this problem. Our school will use another app if this problem isn’t fixed.
So one day I was doing my school work and my teacher goes on this stupid app and she is spying on my work that she doesn’t need to know so I’m like I’m just gonna forget about and the 3 days go by and then she goes on this app again and I’m having an important conversation with my mom and she turns my camera and mic on so the whole class could hear it so yeah NEVER GET THIS APP🤬🤬🤬🤬
This is literal spyware. People (parents and teachers) can see WHATEVER you are doing using this app. Thats just a complete invasion of privacy and shouldn't even be legal. What is a student or child needs to send a really personal email to their counselor? Kids deserve privacy too.
As a parent, this app is very appreciated and helpful in starting conversations with my student. I do have to laugh at the number of teens unhappy with this app! 😂
If your school uses this app then I’m sorry. This app is disgusting and only an invasion to your privacy and can see whatever your doing, from wherever and whenever. Can see through your camera and your passwords. Please delete this app ASAP
This is a great idea for a parent or teacher to see the content their student is looking at, BUT it’s awful and actually ILLEGAL. Parents and teachers and LOCK SCREENS. AND DISCONNECT devices. Parents and teachers and see your personal data, and you entering your PASSWORD. They can CLOSE your tabs, OPEN tabs, and BLOCK WEBSITES. Do NOT get this app if you are worried about your personal safety.
This is Illegal, the only people that should see stuff is the FBI, it is an invasion of privacy and is very unpleasant. Not only violating privacy but invading trust. Teach your kids or students how bad inappropriate stuff is. If they watch porn a third time get them help. This app can make feel people unsafe the feeling of being stalked is very terrifying therefore, this app is ILLEGAL
When me and my students started using this no one wanted to learn and everyone wasn’t doing the work because they knew I could see what they were doing, one of my students EVEN GOT HACKED! and it has lots of bugs and issues and is over a terrible chrome extension and app Uninstall
It’s literal spyware. People (teachers, parents, etc) can see WHATEVER you’re doing using this app. Which is OBVIOUSLY an invasion of privacy. Just because most of the people being monitored using this app are minors doesn’t mean they don’t get to have privacy.
If u read the special permissions on the computer it tracks your physical location. It is so breaking your privacy permission screw the schools that use it. On the computer read the special permissions guys! Terrible site/app Hate it with a passion!! Get rid of it or get sued
pls why are teachers that obsessed with us to the point where they spy on what we’re doing- like first of all i never got consent and second of all that’s an invasion of privacy and a student could literally be doing something personal for themselves for nobody else to see like health or counselor talk and the teacher could be sharing their screen looking at peoples tabs and they could be exposed, i was in one of my classes and the teacher was showing peoples tabs and also this can be illegal??
This app is glitchy. I set it up with the school to monitor my distracted child and it worked for a couple months. Now it keeps giving an error message. At the very least, offer a web login. Better yet, fix the parent app.
The one day in school I was doing a project and my teacher was on go guardian and I was looking up pictures do dogs and baby crying and I didn’t notice he was there but then he yelled at me and said“ go do your homework now you’re going to get suspended and I want you know not to cry watching talking babies crying
this app makes teachers feel like they take full control of you and they dont have any limit to anything.. This app can easily take your information and hack you. do NOT download.
This app litterly gives no privacy teachers and parents have gone to far more it’s this app if students don’t want to do their work that’s on them their the ones failing on their choice so mind your bissnes.
This is creepy!! You are practically spying on your students!! The fact that you can see when your students are online!! Omg no words. AND YOU CAN BASICALLY HACK INTO THEIR COMPUTER. A teacher i had used this app to spy on their students. PLEASE GET RID OF THIS APP. YOU ARE PRACTICALLY SPYING ON YOUR STUDENTS.
Who are you to basically take away the rights of children’s privacy. We do not need a eye on us 24/7.And teachers take advantage of it so just take down the app. #Ban Go Guardian
Its plain stupid that teachers can see what tiy do ? Like ok yes a student may not be doing their work but they do work all day so teachers dont have a reason to have this as and extension
This is outrageous a teen should not go through something like this this is dumb and should be deleted immediately please just trust your children this isn’t fair
It is very dumb. Teachers use it, parents use it, and even though many kids don’t do anything it shows no trust. No respect and it makes me feel like I am trapped
Do you wonder about the content your child interacts with on school-issued devices? If your child’s school uses GoGuardian and enables parent reporting, you can use this app to obtain direct access to the data you need to have open and honest conversations with your child. See which websites, apps, and extensions your child uses. Gain internet controls for school-issued devices at home. Also, if your child’s school uses GoGuardian Teacher, see how often teachers have issued intervention commands, like locking screens or closing tabs. Features: -View the top 5 websites your student accesses -View the top 5 apps and extensions your student uses -View the number of times teachers have locked your student’s screen -View the number of tabs teachers have closed for your student -View the number of tabs teachers have opened for your student -View the number of times your student has reached a blocked page -Select the period of time you’d like the data to display -View a more detailed browsing history for your student -Block specific websites on school-issued devices during out-of-school hours -Pause internet access on-demand or at a scheduled time on school-issued devices during out-of-school hours Learn more about GoGuardian Parent App Here: https://www.goguardian.com/parent-app/ Learn more about GoGuardian’s Privacy Information: https://www.goguardian.com/privacy-information/ Privacy Policy: https://www.goguardian.com/product-privacy/ Terms of Service: https://www.goguardian.com/parent-portal-terms/
