Could someone else’s browsing appear in my daughter’s Google history?

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Help? I decided to scroll the google history on my DD (13yr phone) and found evidence of visiting PORN sites on one day. Also looking at condom purchases and Love Honey toys. TBH this is a massive shock as she is a quiet studious child, the sensible one of the gang and I wondered if it is possible before I address this with her if another person in the house eg. DH was on a PORN site from his phone (he wouldn't be on her phone) and it is showing up on her google search...is this possible??? I don't want to accuse her if it's another householder using the net at the same time. I don't particularly care if DH is as most men do stuff like that, however I do care if my DD is! Also to stress, no other evidence on her phone of anything but innocent google searches for 6months accept these random unsightly clicks on one day for a short time. Not sure how would you deal with this?

I don’t know on the tech side (but I suspect it was her unless she’s logged into a family google account?), but does she not have parental controls on which sites she can access?

As it's a one off, did a friend borrow her phone/get access to it and thinking it was funny, typed in these searches? Afaia, it's impossible for the search history on one device to show up on another.

Ask her if any of her friends borrow her phone? No one else's search history will appear in her Google history.

No.
I would check more than google history. What chat apps does she have, what social media apps. If she has unfettered access to the internet on her personal phone, it means everyone on the internet has unfettered access to her.

If she is logged into her Google account on another device (such as a laptop or iPad) then the searches on that device will show in her phone Internet history too.

Is it possible that she has left herself logged into another device and someone else has used them? My Google account is permanently logged in on my laptop, for example, so if someone else uses it and conducts a search, it would show up in my history on the laptop and my phone.

Its Likely her but don’t you have to upload id to be able to access porn sites now?

Not if you use a VPN.

Our laptop and TV show up with the same search items so can be possible. You're going to have to ask dh.

I think you need to do a bit of planning before you talk to her. It shouldn’t be a massive shock. Studious children are still flooded with hormones and it is very natural to look at areas related to sex and that includes googling porn. It is not a thing you want them to be looking at but it sounds like she hadn’t seen much of there is only the odd hit, she isn’t using a vpn and looking at page after page etc. This needs to become thing you talk about anyway but within a context of how normal it is to want to know more.

She’s 13. I think it’s maybe just curiosity about sex stuff.

Just ask your husband if he has been looking at the stuff you've mentioned. Presumably he’d answer honestly, especially if he knows that if he says it’s not him, then you’re going to speak to your daughter about it.

My search history appears on my child’s iPad for some reason

Completely agree with this.
You need a conversation and the opportunity for her to ask questions- she is possibly looking for answers in porn because she is curious and embarrassed.
She should be made aware of the harmful aspects of porn.
This behaviour is not uncommon at that age so I’d say it’s more likely to be her than to be DH on her device or any other tech mishap.

Was your DD at a sleepover or messing about with friends and they decided to look up some dodgy stuff? Unlikely an adult needs to Google condoms. Id speak to her and talk about what shes looking at. Eg porn...the woman probably won't be enjoying herself and possibly could have been trafficked or even raped.

This.

Being ‘studious’ doesn’t stop a 13-year-old from being extremely curious about sex. This isn’t the horrific shock you seem to think it is. It’s very normal. Obviously you need to speak to her sensibly about porn and how it isn’t ‘real’ sex etc, but there’s nothing surprising about a teenager looking for this stuff.

Yes, my daughter’s iPad was logged into my Google account so my searches that I did on my iPhone could be seen on her iPad search history. Could it be that? Now I’ve switched off cross device browsing history on my iPhone & logged her out of my Google account on YouTube.

Up to a point. But it doesn’t stop anyone Googling porn and getting links to a page. They might not be able to access anything when they go to the page, but the sites are still going to be in search results.

Sounds like normal 13 year old behaviour, tbh. You need to talk to her, but not the conversation you think you need.

Sometimes this happens with me and my husband his searches come up on my phone but I don’t know why. Maybe has a chat with her anyway about the use of porn, sex, sex toys without saying what you’ve seen. She’s going to need to talk about it anyway. If it is her she’d feel violated and embarrassed you found her search history so just make it a general chat about these things without saying what she has done/hasnt done

If the phone was on the same Google account it definitely can be from another device. Ask your husband first.

Don't 'accuse' her, just ask her.

If her Google account is logged into another device then yes it’s possible. Lots of websites these days allow you to sign in or purchase using a Google or Apple account. I usually find these leave you signed into Google on that device. I ordered a take away on our iPad a few weeks ago and because I used my Google account that’s been the one signed in on the iPad for a few days before I realised.

That being said, whilst you maybe shocked she is a teenager with hormones and is probably curious about sex. Despite it making you uncomfortable it’s perfectly normal for 13 year olds to masturbate so please be very careful to talk to her rather than accuse her or shame her

It probably is her history. At 13, it wouldn't actually shock me too much. Chances are that it was talked about among friends or online and promoted her to Google it out of curiosity. I wouldn't go too mad if I were you because that material is out there let's face it. But I would review her parental controls and take it as a big sign it's time for you to have a good chat about these things even if done so already. And discuss things such as safety online, relationships, the existence of porn and that it doesn't depict real relationships etc. Also no harm trying to find out if she has a boyfriend or if one of her friends does. In my opinion, getting mad is going to make her shut down and you want her talking and not being afraid to discuss these things with you really, especially if she's studious and has her head screwed on otherwise. Take it that she has definitely entered puberty though and proper guidance on these topics is crucial

Yes this happens all the time on shared devices. My browsing history from my personal devices shows up on the shared desktop all the time. I don’t know whether it also shows up on my husband’s personal devices or whether it is just devices which share accounts.

I just checked, and I don’t see anything in my browsing history related to his hobby, so my guess would be that it only shares history if it’s a device you’ve used to log into you google account on.

My advice - gently remind all family members to open a private tab if they’re searching for something they don’t wish to share. And stop looking through your daughter’s search history! At 13, she’s far more likely to develop issues related to having an intrusive mother than exposure to sexual content. I speak from experience!

Yes, if her web browser is logged onto your husbands gmail account, the browsing history from any device logged onto that account will show up in the history on any device. Is her web browser logged onto your husband's account?

As others said, studious girls hear something, are curious, and then research it. So it may be time for the talk.