A system and method for aggregating and extending parental controls
auditing in an unmanaged computing network are provided. A parental
control system, including a parental control database, logging interface,
and audit process, resides on each host computing device in an unmanaged
computing network that is capable of synchronizing data residing on one
of the host computing devices with data residing on the other devices in
the network. The parental control system facilitates the logging and
reporting of parental control audit information in a manner that allows
parents to aggregate the audit information to obtain a comprehensive
audit report of their children's use of all computers in the home, and is
extensible and customizable by the applications from which the parental
control audit information originates.