Gopher Buddy

Installed by your Google Workspace for Education admin. Tracks IP, user, timestamp data for school managed devices and users only.

The Gopher Buddy Chrome Extension partners with the Chrome Gopher Add-on to boost your fleet’s OS health and offers high-resolution usage history and network IP reporting on Chrome devices, as well as a handy way for students and staff to access key device info. Gopher Buddy: Allows domain Administrators to capture username, IP address, start time, and session duration on MANAGED Chromebooks. Does NOT track browsing history. Gives end users role-based access to recent session information and device metadata like Serial Number and Asset ID. Nudges users to update and reboot their Chrome devices. Helps prevent Chromebooks from falling behind more than 3 OS versions.