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In real life you would protect your children, so why not protect them on the Internet?

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Byron Review

Dr Tanya Byron heads up an Independent UK Review to protect children from harmful content. 

 

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UK Mappa 2007 Annual Report  - find out the number of sex offenders in your area

 

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The Real Face of Online Predators

Help to identify predators and read real transcripts from online predators...

 

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On the Net

Place the family computer in a common area, rather than a child's bedroom. Also, monitor their time spent online and the websites they've visited.

 

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Web Filtering

Learn more about Web Filtering and how it can protect your children.

 

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Cyber Bullying

Cyber Bullying is on the rise, using email, mobiles, text and instant messaging. Read the signs and stop it.

 

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Social Networking

The rise of MySpace, Bebo, Faceparty and other social networking sites has created a paradise for predators intent  on online grooming.

 

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People you Know

2/3 children are abused by people they know.

 

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Online Grooming

Online solicitation and 'grooming' are the most common forms of online child sexual abuse. 

 

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Kidshield Guide to Parental Controls Software

 

What it means...

 

 

Feature Description
 
Web filtering methods
Dynamic keyword analysis The ability to block a web page based on keywords found within the web page
Dynamic URL analysis The ability to block a web page based on keywords found within the URL (web address)
Managed URL list A list of websites maintained by the product creator which will be blocked - usually based on filtering categories
Filtering capabilities
Websites The ability to block unwanted websites or web pages
Selectable filter categories The ability to choose what types of content will be blocked based on various categories. Common categories include: Pornography, Violence, Gambling, Racism, etc.
Blacklist The ability to add specific websites / web pages which will be blocked
Whitelist The ability to add specific websites / web pages which will be allowed
Custom keywords The ability to add your own words, which, if found with a web page, the web page will be blocked.
Management
Remote monitoring The ability to retrieve and view monitoring information from a computer in a separate location from the computer that is being monitored. This may be in the form of email, a website, or software installed on another computer.
Realtime monitoring The ability to retrieve and view monitoring information as it is happening - as opposed to being stored, then viewed later.
User profiles The ability to create and configure settings for different users of the same computer. You can then configure the software features (blocking restrictiveness, filter categories, time restrictions, etc.) for each user.
Email alerts The ability to send an email to you when a certain event is triggered (generally, when a website is blocked).
Additional features  
Time limit controls The ability to select times in which the internet can be accessed.
Prevent specific programs from running The ability to select and prevent specific programs on your computer from running.
Stealth The ability to run undetected - it will not show up in the Windows Systray, and possibly Windows Task Manager.
Immediate override The ability to provide a password after a web page is blocked, to temporarily allow it. This is an administrative feature, useful if the administrator / parent would like to temporarily disable the filter controls.
Monitor without filtering The ability to monitor web browsing activity with the web filter turned off.

 

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