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Recommend me a cheap(free?) internet filter for children.

  • 17-04-2007 8:17pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭


    Been asked a few times to recommend software to protect children from adult content on the internet.

    Need one thats easily configured .. set and forget essentially .. and not too expensive.

    thanks :)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    If they only use Internet Explorer for internet access, you can just use the Content Advisor feature in Tools->Internet Options->Content


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    There's one that I've used (not on my computer unfortunately) but I got the name on here. Have a search back through the forum for net nanny and you should find it.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭zod


    Ruu wrote:
    If they only use Internet Explorer for internet access, you can just use the Content Advisor feature in Tools->Internet Options->Content

    testing this..

    Do you set "users can visit pages that have no ratings" to yes?

    Because google has no rating!

    When in google image search still brings up adult content.. :confused: not sure of the best way to configure


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 758 ✭✭✭Archytas


    It isn't the best solution out there... And Google's image search gets past a huge number of those kind of page based filters. You'll need a filter that will read the metadata of the data,images etc.

    Can't think of any off the top of my head though, sorry. I'll post again if I find one. Though because of the complex nature, I don't think there's many cheap ones.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    If you'd just searched the forums like I'd suggested, you would have found this. :P

    I have used this. It's good (kills the web browser if there's an attempt to browse porn) BUT it does get false positives BUT you can disable it for your own browsing. Overall, I think it's very good for the price. :)


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,025 ✭✭✭zod


    Khannie wrote:
    If you'd just searched the forums like I'd suggested, you would have found this. :P

    I have used this. It's good (kills the web browser if there's an attempt to browse porn) BUT it does get false positives BUT you can disable it for your own browsing. Overall, I think it's very good for the price. :)

    Thanks for that .. Naomi led me to a link to MS new beta family filter .. will test both of them out.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,650 ✭✭✭shayser


    I use the content filter that Ruu suggested, but with the NOACCESS rating system rather than the default RSACi. This enables all websites except those you specifically state to be blocked. Should the children have a new site they wish to view you simply add this to the allowed list. I like it because it's free and the level of control is excellent.

    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/267930


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 355 ✭✭tadgh


    This is quite good & free


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,664 ✭✭✭rogue-entity


    By far one of the most powerful and flexible web filters is DansGuardian, the catch is, DansGuardian only runs on Unix operating systems in conjunction with a proxy, though it is free.

    It can be installed under CoLinux, and CoLinux can be started as a Windows Service, so it can be setup, with a bit of work, and used on any Windows Machine.

    It is probably overkill for you OP, but it is something you can always look into.


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