Child Safety and Tracking Management
system for Mobile Devices.
Vinod Gupta,Saqiuzzaman Hossain,Balraj Singh,Pooja Ingale and Dr.Sharvari Govilkar
Department of Computer Engineering, PCE, Navi Mumbai, India - 410 206
Abstract— Children use different types of 1.Introduction
mobile devices with no constraints. Parents are Parents are concerned about the effect of the
concerned about the effect of the technical technical explosion on their children's
explosion on their children's development. development. Controlling, monitoring, and
Also,nowadays lots of cases are seen of managing approaches are in need to help in
missing childs.Controlling, monitoring, and overcoming some of these worries.The
managing approaches are in need to help in proposed system will help parents to control
overcoming some of these worries.The and evaluate their kids use of mobile
proposed system will help parents to control devices.The system consists of two main
and evaluate their kids use of mobile subparts,one is the parent side and other will
devices.The system will provide real time consist of a hidden application that will be in
location tracking of child using GPS with the stealth mode in the child’s device.
help of A* algorithm and allows parents to
view the child’s calls and sms details even if Objectives of ChildSafety and Tracking
the internet connectivity is not present.It Management system for Mobile Devices are as
enables parents to track the browsing activity follows:
and applies a time limit on the internet 1. To block or prevent access to specific
usage.In a case of emergency an alert message websites and limit child’s exposure to
can be sent to parent by shake gesture or by inappropriate content. 2. Controlling a child's
calling a unique number.The parent can set a device by limiting the use of the device. 3.
boundary in order to restrict the child from Device monitoring,keeping an eye on kids
going outside the safe premises using mobile activities. 4. Tracking a child's
Geofencing. All the data is stored in the location. 5. To set a screen limit so that health
database in an encrypted format using is not affected. 6. To teach cyber etiquette. 7.
Advanced Encryption Standard(AES) and the To establish good cyber safety habits. 8. To
same is decrypted at the receiver side.The help defend online reputation.
system uses a client-server based architecture
and Firebase realtime database.The realtime Scope is to improve the project by means of
location tracking will be implemented using computational intelligence,modifying and
Google places API and location installing it in mobile devices,to develop an
services.Telephony services will be used to application which helps parents to control
retrieve the sms and call details. The child’s use over mobile in android platform as
application will be deployed on android and well as in IOS platform,to make application
ios platform. work even in low or no internet through offline
SMS services and to build a system where
parents can force enabling of GPS overriding
child’s preference.
2.Literature Survey
1.An Android Parental Control quick message and its current location via
-IOSR Journal of Engineering Short Message services. The four main
(IOSRJEN)2250-3021, ISSN (p): 2278-8719 services mentioned in paper are Global
Vol. 08, Issue 6 (June. 2018). Positioning System(GPS),Geo-fencing,Short
Parent control apps maintain control by messaging service(SMS),Child Tracking.
monitoring ,which includes web content
filtering,app blocking,time management and 4.On the Development of advanced Parental
location tracking.Proposed System contains Control Tools
two modes parent and child .System provides -2015 1st International Conference on
control of features such as location, messages Software Security and Assurance.
and call logs, website and application usage to Author proposed a system which is a web
parents. Data from child’s mobile is stored in application. It is mainly used by parents or
database which can be read by parents using guardians to control the kids' usage on the
parent mode.On child,s mobile it is a world wide web. The proposed application
background process. will allow users to:-
(1) Control of browsing that allows the
2.Parental Control System for Mobile Devices controlling of what sites can be accessed, with
-International Journal of Computer different prevention techniques such as
Applications (0975 – 8887) Volume 177 – white/black lists and blocking by keyword.(2)
No.3, November 2017. Application blocking that allows the blocking
Author proposed a system which is a mobile of certain pages, messenger services or email.
application titled “Times Up". It is mainly (3) Time control that limits the time or hours
used by parents or guardians to control the for which a child or adolescent can connect to
kids' usage of mobile devices. The proposed the Internet.(4) Monitoring that allows you to
application will allow users to set policy and supervise all Websites visited.
restrictions for other applications, as well as to
time out the usage duration for application or 3.Proposed Work
for over the entire device. It also allows the
users not only to control their kids’ usage, but 3.1Existing System Architecture
also to evaluate the time their children spent The existing system is a mobile application
on using mobile device and to have an titled “Times Up". Times Up is mainly used by
overview of the usage based on the restrictions parents or guardians to control the kids' usage
by displaying diagrams to compare and of mobile devices. Its allows users to set
evaluate the device usage for certain time. policy and restrictions for other applications,
as well as to time out the usage duration for
3.Child Safety & Tracking Management application or for over the entire device. The
System application allows the users not only to control
-2016 Second International Conference on their kid’s usage, but also to evaluate the time
Computational Intelligence & Communication their children spend using mobile devices. The
Technology. application will also allow users to have an
The author proposed a model for child safety overview of the usage based on the restrictions
through smart phones that provides the option by displaying diagrams to compare and
to track the location of their children as well as evaluate the device usage for certain time. The
in case of emergency children is able to send a flow diagram of the application is as shown in
fig . The system does not provide any detail
related to child’s live location. The
systemoflivelocationtrackingisimplementedasa
differentapplication.
Fig.3.2 Proposed System Architecture
Real Time Location Tracking:-This module
is used for getting the Location Details of the
child’s Device.It Initialises the GPS
Fig.3.1 Existing System Architecture Tracker,then Creates an instance of
The system does not provide any detail related GpsTracker by passing context as parameter.If
to child’s live location. The system of live the instance is not null then it calls the
location tracking is implemented as a different GetLocation() ,method.Then stores the details
application. The author proposed a model for in encrypted format in the Database.
child safety through smart phones that
provides the option to track the location of SMS and Call Details:-This module is used
their children as well as in case of emergency for getting the SMS and Call details of the
children is able to send a quick message and child’s Device.For SMS it uses the query “
its current location via SMS. The main aim of content://sms” and for Call details it Creates
the author is to rectify the worries of their an instance of CursorLoader by passing
parents regarding their child’s security.The CallLog.Calls.CONTENT_URI as a
four main services mentioned in paper are parameter.The data is then stored into the
GlobalPositioning database after encryption.Shake feature is used
System(GPS),Geo-fencing,Short for sending SMS alert at the time of
messagingservice(SMS),ChildTracking. emergency.
3.2 Proposed System Architecture Browser History:-This module is used for
The previous sections discussed the strengths getting the web history of the mobile
and weaknesses of the existing system. In devices.Existing systems were able to get only
order to achieve better results, we have used the web history in PC/Laptop.The proposed
the following architecture which seeks to system can get the browser history of android
inherit advantages and eliminate devices. It adds
disadvantages. “browser.permission.READ_HISTORY_BOO
KMARKS” permission and fire a query by
passing instance of URI class
Encryption and Decryption using AES
Algorithm:-This module is used for
encrypting the data before storing it in the
Firebase Database.It uses Advanced
Encryption Standard(128 bits) algorithm for
Encryption and Decryption. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Geofencing:-This module is used for We deeply express our sincere thanks to our
monitoring/restricting the user into a specific Principal Dr. Sandeep Joshi for encouraging
geographic region.It uses the services provided and allowing us to present the project on the
by Google API’s. topic“Child Safety and Tracking
Management system for mobile Devices".
Telephony Network:-One of the major We sincerely thank the Head of Department
disadvantages of previous system was that is and our project guide Dr. Sharvari Govilkar
was completely dependent on internet for guidance and encouragement in carrying
connection.Even the slightest loss in internet out this project. We take this opportunity to
connectivity,reduces the performance.The thank all our lecturers who have directly or
proposed system overcomes this disadvantage indirectly helped our project. We pay our
by sendingofflineSMSabout thechild’s respects and love to our parents and all other
phonetotheparent.It uses telephony services for family members and friends for their love and
sending an offlineSMStotheparent. encouragement throughout our career. Last but
not the least we express our thanks to our
CONCLUSION friends for their cooperation and support.
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