<s>
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
(	O
previously	O
known	O
as	O
Online	O
Family.Norton	O
and	O
Norton	B-Application
Online	I-Application
Family	I-Application
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
cloud-based	B-Architecture
parental	O
control	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
is	O
aimed	O
at	O
"	O
fostering	O
communication	O
"	O
involving	O
parents	O
and	O
their	O
children	O
's	O
online	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
debut	O
coincided	O
with	O
Symantec	O
's	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
Norton	B-Application
Online	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Advisory	O
Council	O
,	O
a	O
committee	O
of	O
experts	O
in	O
various	O
child	O
care	O
fields	O
who	O
will	O
test	O
and	O
provide	O
insight	O
on	O
the	O
beta	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
OnlineFamily.Norton	B-Application
and	O
released	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
dubbed	O
by	O
Symantec	O
as	O
the	O
Internet	O
Safety	O
Week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
initially	O
planned	O
to	O
become	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
upcoming	O
Norton	B-Application
Internet	I-Application
Security	I-Application
,	O
but	O
has	O
not	O
yet	O
been	O
incorporated	O
into	O
Norton	O
's	O
security	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
January	O
2018	O
,	O
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
emailed	O
all	O
its	O
users	O
alerting	O
an	O
update	O
of	O
its	O
pricing	O
and	O
the	O
incorporation	O
with	O
Norton	O
Security	O
Premium	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
declared	O
it	O
shall	O
no	O
longer	O
provide	O
free	O
service	O
and	O
existing	O
users	O
were	O
given	O
180	O
days	O
to	O
either	O
purchase	O
the	O
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
Premier	O
or	O
Norton	O
Security	O
Premium	O
subscriptions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
can	O
monitor	O
Internet	O
,	O
instant	B-Application
messenger	I-Application
,	O
and	O
social-networking	O
sites	O
 '	O
traffic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
emphasizes	O
transparency	O
between	O
parents	O
and	O
children	O
,	O
attempting	O
to	O
create	O
"	O
open	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
ongoing	O
dialogue	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
integrates	O
with	O
the	O
Transport	B-Protocol
Driver	I-Protocol
Interface	I-Protocol
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
control	O
Internet	O
access	O
for	O
any	O
Internet-enabled	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
blocks	O
specific	O
sites	O
using	O
nearly	O
four	O
dozen	O
categories	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
does	O
not	O
analyze	O
pages	O
in	O
real-time	O
,	O
uncategorized	O
sites	O
are	O
queued	O
for	O
heuristic	B-Algorithm
and	O
manual	O
review	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
left	O
can	O
be	O
checked	O
via	O
the	O
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
system	O
tray	O
icon	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
last	O
minute	O
before	O
forced	O
logout	O
,	O
children	O
can	O
postpone	O
it	O
by	O
pressing	O
a	O
button	O
,	O
disabling	O
the	O
desktop	O
and	O
leaving	O
only	O
the	O
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
icon	O
functional	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Time	O
limits	O
are	O
enforced	O
across	O
multiple	O
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
tracking	O
of	O
search	O
queries	O
requires	O
a	O
compatible	O
search	B-Application
engine	I-Application
must	O
be	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
option	O
to	O
force	O
search	B-Application
engines	I-Application
to	O
filter	O
objectionable	O
material	O
is	O
present	O
,	O
although	O
Google	O
Encrypted	O
Search	O
may	O
bypass	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
can	O
also	O
notify	O
parents	O
when	O
children	O
access	O
social-networking	O
sites	O
,	O
create	O
an	O
account	O
,	O
or	O
misrepresent	O
their	O
age	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
is	O
browser-dependent	O
;	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
or	O
Firefox	B-Application
is	O
required	O
in	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Safari	B-Application
or	O
Firefox	B-Application
is	O
required	O
in	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Without	O
a	O
compatible	O
browser	O
,	O
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
can	O
still	O
record	O
access	O
to	O
social-networking	O
sites	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
monitoring	O
Internet	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
can	O
e-mail	O
parents	O
when	O
certain	O
events	O
occur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
international	O
company	O
,	O
Norton	B-Application
Family	I-Application
also	O
adopts	O
multi-language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
the	O
other	O
hand	O
,	O
web	B-Protocol
filter	I-Protocol
may	O
not	O
work	O
properly	O
if	O
some	O
antivirus	O
software	O
run	O
web	O
protection	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
Avira	O
Antivirus	O
web	O
protection	O
.	O
</s>
