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Subject:
Software to block porn sites ..
Category: Computers > Software Asked by: tuhitu-ga List Price: $2.00 |
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20 Jun 2003 10:56 PDT
Expires: 20 Jul 2003 10:56 PDT Question ID: 219692 |
Can someone suggest a good software to make porn sites and other adult material inaccesible from our computer which is used by our kids to browse internet for their other school work related needs. |
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Re: Software to block porn sites ..
Answered By: serenata-ga on 20 Jun 2003 11:39 PDT |
Hi Tuhitu - There are a few highly recommended software programs designed to protect children from porn and adult material. Perhaps the most well known is NetNanny - http://www.netnanny.com/ Net Nanny 5 has been singled out for its extensive privacy controls and open filtering features, which keep the parents in control, instead of relying on someone else's idea of what should and should not be filtered. Another blocker recommended by Software 4 Parents is CyberSentinal, which has taken some flak for blocking some sites (for instance, an information site on sexually transmitted diseases) in its zealous protection efforts. - http://www.securitysoft.com/new601/cs_home.htm Yet a third is Cyber Sitter, which is also a filter for internet content. - http://www.cybersitter.com/ And information on protecting your children online can be found on the Software 4 Parents site. - http://www.software4parents.com/ My recommendation, since the prices are all about the same, is Net Nanny, because it gives you control of what you feel is appropriate for your child or children. Search Terms ============ - blocking software - child safety online Good luck and hope this helps, Serenata |
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Re: Software to block porn sites ..
From: damiam-ga on 20 Jun 2003 12:14 PDT |
Keep in mind that such software is usually trivial to bypass for a kid that wants to see porn, and is an unnecessary annoyance for a kid that doesn't. |
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Re: Software to block porn sites ..
From: tisme-ga on 20 Jun 2003 15:29 PDT |
It is hardly trivial for a kid to bypass software such as Net Nanny 5 on a computer running Windows 2000 or Windows XP. I personally disagree about the unnecessary annoyance part, as links can be misleading. Young children should certainly be protected and monitored when using the internet. tisme-ga |
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Re: Software to block porn sites ..
From: damiam-ga on 20 Jun 2003 16:47 PDT |
Trivial is relative, I guess, but it most certainly can be done by a kid with a little bit of knowledge. It depends on the age of the kids - kindergarteners shouldn't be exposed to a lot of stuff on the Internet, while high schoolers are often irritated by a) the lack of trust that such software implies and b) the large amount of false positives (the National Organization for Women, the Episcopal Church, etc...). In general, personally monitoring the way your kids are using the Internet is better than relying on a fallible program to do it for you. |
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Re: Software to block porn sites ..
From: ravuri-ga on 22 Jun 2003 00:11 PDT |
Actually, I prefer the blocking software of PureSight <http://www.puresight.com>. The problem is that any enterprising kid can circumvent blocking software. One way is available from the anti-censorship site Peacefire. Here's a selection from their page on the subject <http://www.peacefire.com/circumventor/simple-circumventor-instructions.html> -- "With these steps, you can turn your home computer into a miniature Web server that you and your friends can connect to when your Internet access is censored. If you are blocked from accessing a Web site, you can connect instead to the Web site running on your home computer, where you will be able to access a form that lets you type in the URL of the Web site that you want to see. Then the contents of that site will be displayed to you even though you never actually access the site directly. Because these steps involve running a Web server on your home computer, they require you to have some type of "always-on" Internet connection, i.e. DSL or cable modem, in order to turn your home computer into a circumventor site... These instructions work under Windows XP and Windows 2000 only..." That's what parents are up against. Good luck, ravuri-ga |
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Re: Software to block porn sites ..
From: finer9-ga on 24 Aug 2003 16:58 PDT |
We have a lot of information about this type of software at: http://www.Software4Parents.com Regards Josh |
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