How to Prevent Kids From Erasing Browser History in Firefox
While it's great to have a family computer, especially one on which you can keep track of your kids' internet habits, it's also annoying when they change your settings. While Firefox lacks a built-in setting to keep someone from changing your settings or removing your browser history, a free add-on called Public Fox lets you limit who can make changes to your Firefox settings and history.
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Instructions
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Open Firefox.
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Select "Firefox" and "Add-ons" to open the Add-ons window.
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Select the "Extensions" tab.
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Select "Public Fox" from the list of Extensions.
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Click the "Options" button to open the "Public Fox Options" dialog.
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Select the "Lock Firefox Options" and the "Lock History Sidebar" options.
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Enter a password in the first "Lock Password:" field. Repeat it in the second field.
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Click "OK." When you or another user on your computer try to make changes to the settings or history in Firefox, you'll be asked for the password you entered.
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