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Chessmann Inner circle 4242 Posts |
Tried a search, certain I would come up with something, but maybe I used the wrong keywords.
Anyway, I would like to hear from those who use various programs to be sure their kids don't stumble onto sites with porn, etc... I've had some GREAT advice and recommendations regarding spam and anti-virus programs, and now that my daughters are old enough to surf the net I was looking for recommendations re: 'net nanny' type programs. Thanks in advance, Mark
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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Steven Steele Chief of Staff 1868 Posts |
Mark,
You didn't say whether you are looking for MAC or PC based programs. I'm PC based and would recommend 'CyberSitter'. It runs about $40 with no subscription fees and has over-rides and can be modified to fit your needs. Here are some of the benefits listed: * Block access to undesirable web sites. Over 30 filter categories are provided. * Record and view all web sites visited. * Record both sides of chat conversations from AOL Instant Messenger (AIM, and AIM Triton), Yahoo Messenger, and MSN Messenger * New Social Networking category provides blocking of popular but potentially dangerous services such as MySpace and FaceBook. * Filters for selected categories update themselves automatically in the background. * Set time restrictions for internet usage. * Sends reports to parents by email. * Simple to install. Takes less than one minute. * Stealthy - cannot be detected or disabled by unauthorized users. It's won several awards over the past few years. I'd provide a link, but it's on a reviewer's web site and not sure how long it would be good. A google search will, most likely, get you to the right spot. Good look. Steven
Coram Deo
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airship Inner circle In my day, I have driven 1594 Posts |
This site reviews the top 10 'nanny' programs:
http://internet-filter-review.toptenreviews.com/ Make sure you tell your daughters that if they need to do a report on 'breast cancer' or any such thing that might be mis-interpreted as nasty, you'll have to disable the nanny software first.
'The central secret of conjuring is a manipulation of interest.' - Henry Hay
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Josh the Superfluous Inner circle The man of 1881 Posts |
I'm also looking for one of these programs. But I want one that filters out all of the non-porn sites. I can't stand it when I accidently surf on to a breast cancer site.
What do you want in a site? "Honesty, integrity and decency." -Mike Doogan
"I hate it, I hate my ironic lovechild. I didn't even have anything to do with it" Josh #2 |
rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
They're all full of holes - you really can't delegate the kid-protection duties, you have to keep the computer in the same room where you are, and look at it often.
That said, sooner or later the sweet kids (like 100% of everybody else) are gonna see something untoward, if not on the computer then in the ordinary business of everyday life (and now, more likely than ever before, on prime time network TV). If they have you to explain anything troubling them, they're not likely to be ruined or traumatized for life if they see a picture of someone putting their nee-nee into someone's noo-noo. You saw it, I saw it, and we turned out OK. The key factor is your presence and involvement. And NO CHAT ROOMS, EVER! If they want to chat, it should be with someone they know personally and have met, not somebody on a computer. |
Payne Inner circle Seattle 4571 Posts |
There's other stuff on the net besides magic chat boards and porn?
I hadn't noticed. Actually I always thought the dream job would be working for one of the Cyber Nanny development firms as a surfer for inappropriate sites to populate their databases. Being paid to surf for porn would be right up there with being a video game tester.
"America's Foremost Satirical Magician" -- Jeff McBride.
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Chessmann Inner circle 4242 Posts |
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On 2006-10-27 17:52, rossmacrae wrote: Ross, I think most of us realize those things. However, if it what is out there were nothing more than "nee-nees and noo-noos" that would be one thing, but I don't have to tell you that there is a lot of stuff that boggles the mind that I do not want my daughters looking at (certainly not in my house!) before their minds are able to process it, and understand it for exactly what it is. You are right about presence. That is why internet access is allowed only in one area of the house that is frequented by all of us. Mark
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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Jonathan Townsend Eternal Order Ossining, NY 27297 Posts |
You, the responsible adult are the best "internet nanny" they can have.
How YOU react to google links to inappropriate offerings will cue them about how to treat such things. Then again if I had my way I'd have a "child-Ok" signature on sites, an approval agency and have it a federal offense to tamper with that system. IE give kids a browser that ONLY permits pages with that signature to load. Such an optimist here.
...to all the coins I've dropped here
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Josh Riel Inner circle of hell 1995 Posts |
I think we should just outlaw kids.
My son is just getting started on the road to Internet-based reality. I am looking into just having his eyes taped shut while on the computer. If we all just made it a goal to "Delete" (IE murder by paper cut) one Internet predator each, we could make a bigger difference. While I will still try to fill my quota, I just try to let my kids know what is safe, and what isn't. If they don't listen to reason.... there is always violence.
Magic is doing improbable things with odd items that, under normal circumstances, would be unnessecary and quite often undesirable.
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rossmacrae Inner circle Arlington, Virginia 2475 Posts |
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On 2006-10-28 00:14, Chessmann wrote: I dunno, Mark, I think they're gonna come across that stuff too, and it's better if you're there when they do, especially cause a filter isn't perfect (not even really very good). Getting all the porn in a .xxx toplevel domain (as the regulators have been fighting against, counter to all good sense, but that's another story) would solve a lot of this problem. Sooner or later, some of the very worst is going to come to their attention, maybe even not on the internet - maybe not on tonight's episode of CSI: MIAMI or LAW AND ORDER SVU, but ... wait! ... those shows alone have offered us (just from episodes I've caught) an array of kinks that truly boggles my mind (and I'm tough to boggle!). If the very worst hasn't made it to prime time, wait 'till next year. Or the 6:00 news. Or daytime with Jerry Springer. I don't suppose we can go back to the days when Lucy and Ricky had separate beds - the genie is out of the bottle. I (old fogy that I can be) chatted with my High School son, when he was a sophomore, about his growing liberty to travel about in the community on his own ... one of these days, son, someone you don't suspect is going to suggest ... well, I named a few things he ought to be looking out for, reminded him that these overtures were just as likely to come from a peer he trusted, and suggested that instead of thinking up an answer under pressure he might want to think it out in advance and have a "no thank you" in mind. He told me that I was a bit late, plus just enough to make me realize that he wasn't exaggerating. And enough more for me to realize I'd been lucky enough to bring him up to make decisions better than I had at his age. He couldn't be less interested in temptations. So I think I come down on the side of "no NetNanny", 'cause it takes a parent to personally "waterproof" his kids, after which point anything they do see (and they will, filter or no) will roll off their backs. |
Chessmann Inner circle 4242 Posts |
Ross, I think you are partially right, and partially wrong.
Yes, it does take a parent, etc.... no argument there. However, there are some things that a. Are too vile for me to allow into my own home. b. That are too vile for my children to process accurately.
My ex-cat was named "Muffin". "Vomit" would be a better name for her. AKA "The Evil Ball of Fur".
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