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> From: A Computer User
> Sent: December 24, 2005
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: Can I found out if my daughter has registered another account?
>
> Leo,

> I set up a Hotmail account for my 15 year-old daughter under
> the condition that I be allowed to monitor her e-mail. But I
> have reason to believe that she has set up another Hotmail
> account without my permission. Is there any way to find out
> if she has registered for another account?

Not really. Signing up for an account is so easy, and there's
really no personally identifiable information required, there'd
be no way to track back.

If she's doing it all from a single computer you have control
over, you could install parental monitoring software to see
what's up, but that would only work/help on that one computer.
This article may help in that regard:
http://ask-leo.com/how_can_i_keep_my_kids_safe_from_internet_garbage.html

Good luck!

Thanks for asking,

Leo

Article 9575 | Category: EMail

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