Tools for Families

There are many different types of filtering products. To begin with, some products are installed on your own computer at home (client-side), while others are installed on the larger computers at your Internet service provider (server-side). HoopaaXXCHOOSE1OFTHESE3XX is client-based.

Hoopaa can control access to web pages.

Different filtering tools set up their standards of what material should or should not be filtered in different ways. With Hoopaa,

• You will be able to develop your own list of material to be filtered, starting from scratch.

You may also want to review the lists of keywords or web pages, or the criteria that the tool company uses to arrive at those lists. With Hoopaa, you can review the list of filtered URL's (web page addresses).

There are several technologies for determining which sites should be blocked and which should be permitted. Each of them has important strengths, but none of them is perfect. Hoopaa uses the following:

• Human review of web sites.

Monitoring

September 2006

Kidsnet Parental Control

By Kidsnet, Inc.

Available since 2002

The makers of Kidsnet Parental Control, Kidsnet, Inc., described their product as: With Kidsnet, you can closely and specifically control what your children access. Kidsnet's specialists have reviewed millions of Web sites ensuring complete protection of your children. Websites in the Kidsnet system represent 98% of all World Wide Web traffic. 100% of Kidsnet Website reviews are completed by content review specialists.

Kidsnet Parental Control is a product that:

• Prevents the display of most sexually explicit material.
• Prevents the display of most graphically violent material.
• Prevents the display of most material advocating hate groups and their messages.
• Prevents the display of most material advocating illegal activity, such as drug use, bomb making, or underage drinking and gambling.
• Prevents the display of other categories of material.
• Monitors the use of your computer or the access your children have to the Internet.
• Is a Pre-selected Content Service.

Kidsnet Parental Control is available for these platforms:

• Windows 98, Windows ME
• Windows NT, Windows 2000
• Windows XP

Kidsnet Parental Control can be password protected and does support multiple users.

For more information about this tool, including how to purchase or use it, visit its web site: http://www.kidsnet.com

Filtering

Blocking Outgoing Information

Pre-Selected Content Service

April 2008

SurfPass

Version 3.12

By Cogilab

Available since 1997

The makers of SurfPass, Cogilab, described their product as: SurfPass 3 Home Edition is the more complete, FREE parental control software.

SurfPass is a product that:

• Limits the total number of hours or the time of day that your children may be online.
• Prevents the display of most sexually explicit material.
• Prevents the display of most graphically violent material.
• Prevents the display of most material advocating hate groups and their messages.
• Prevents the display of most material advocating illegal activity, such as drug use, bomb making, or underage drinking and gambling.
• Prevents the display of other categories of material.
• Monitors the use of your computer or the access your children have to the Internet.

SurfPass is available for these platforms:

• Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME
• Windows NT, Windows 2000
• Windows XP

SurfPass can be password protected. It does support multiple users.

For more information about this tool, including how to purchase or use it, visit its web site: http://www.cogilab.com

Time Limiting

Filtering

Blocking Outgoing Information

Monitoring

April 14, 2003

Key Captor

By Keylogger Software

Available since January 1, 2003

The makers of Key Captor ,Keylogger Software, described their product as: Secretly records all keystrokes, open windows,and date/times in which they occur. Remote emailing of logs is available along with import/export features.

Key Captor is a product that:

• Monitors the use of your computer or the access your children have to the Internet.
• Is some other kid safety service. Monitoring software

Key Captor is available for these platforms:

• Macintosh OS 9,
• Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME
• Windows NT, Windows 2000
• Windows XP

Key Captor can be password protected. It does support multiple users.

For more information about this tool, including how to purchase or use it, visit its web site: http://www.keylogger-software.com

Monitoring

Key Captor does NOT rely on other commerically available products.

SnoopStick allows the administrator to control:

• Times during the day which access is permitted

SnoopStick will restrict the time a user can access:

• Internet access of all kinds

SnoopStick is designed to help you keep an eye on what your computer is being used for, even when you can't be there in person. With it installed on your system, you can review your children's email, your children's online chat, the web sites your children have visited, and your children's instant messaging sessions.

SnoopStick functions by taking screen shots of the computer desktop at predetermined intervals and analyzing TCP/IP packets moving in and out of the computer.

This program runs in the system background at all times.

The program will operate without the child's knowledge.

The program can be used alongside a filtering or blocking tool.

The program can be set up to warn children when they attempt to access inappropriate material.

There are many different types of filtering products. To begin with, some products are installed on your own computer at home (client-side), while others are installed on the larger computers at your Internet service provider (server-side). SnoopStick is client-based.

Different filtering tools set up their standards of what material should or should not be filtered in different ways. With SnoopStick,

• You will be able to choose from pre-set categories what material you want to be filtered.
• You will be able to develop your own list of material to be filtered, starting from scratch.

You may also want to review the lists of keywords or web pages, or the criteria that the tool company uses to arrive at those lists. With SnoopStick, you can review the list of filtered URL's (web page addresses).

There are several technologies for determining which sites should be blocked and which should be permitted. Each of them has important strengths, but none of them is perfect. SnoopStick uses the following:

• the web page address (URL)

Updates

SnoopStick does have regular updates to the product.

These updates do NOT carry an additional cost.

Customization

SnoopStick requires special hardware.

SnoopStick can be password protected.

SnoopStick does support multiple users.

Tech Support

SnoopStick tech support is available via:

• Phone
• Email
• Online Knowledge Base

When MyWeb is installed on your computer to limit the time spent on the computer or on the Internet,

• A warning will not flash on the screen when the user's time is almost up.
• The program will limit the total amount of time spent online.
• You can set the program to only allow Internet access during certain periods of time.

MyWeb limits all computer use.

There are many different types of filtering products. To begin with, some products are installed on your own computer at home (client-side), while others are installed on the larger computers at your Internet service provider (server-side). MyWeb is client-based.

MyWeb can control access to web pages, the use of email, access to chat rooms, the movement of files in and out of your computer (FTP), access to instant messaging, and access to Peer to Peer networks.

Different filtering tools set up their standards of what material should or should not be filtered in different ways. With MyWeb,

• You will be able to choose from pre-set categories what material you want to be filtered.
• You will be able to permanently edit the company's list of material to be filtered.
• You will be able to completely override the company's list of material to be filtered.
• You will be able to develop your own list of material to be filtered, using the company's list as a starter.
• You will be able to develop your own list of material to be filtered, starting from scratch.

You may also want to review the lists of keywords or web pages, or the criteria that the tool company uses to arrive at those lists. With MyWeb, you can review the list of keywords, the list of filtered URL's (web page addresses), and the company's criteria for filtering a web page.

There are several technologies for determining which sites should be blocked and which should be permitted. Each of them has important strengths, but none of them is perfect. MyWeb uses the following:

• the web page address (URL)
• A list of keywords
• A list of keywords combined with an analysis of the context in which they appear

Some filtering tools allow you to control access in a number of different categories. MyWeb offers these categories: sexually explicit material, graphic violence, gambling, and hate groups.

MyWeb is a kids' browser designed for all ages. By definition, kids' browsers make determinations of what content is appropriate for kids.

You may wish to review the ways in which it makes those decisions. With MyWeb,

• You can review the list of keywords.
• You can review the list of blocked URL's (web page addresses).
• You can review the company's criteria for blocking a web page.

There are several technologies for determining which sites should be blocked and which should be permitted. Each of them has important strengths, but none of them are perfect. MyWeb uses the following:

• the web page address (URL)
• A list of keywords.
• A list of keywords combined with an analysis of the context in which they appear.

Some kids' browsers allow you to control access in a number of different categories. MyWeb offers these categories: sexually explicit material, graphic violence, gambling and hate groups.

MyWeb is designed to help you keep an eye on what your computer is being used for, even when you can't be there in person. With it installed on your system, you can review your children's email, your children's online chat, the web sites your children have visited, and your children's instant messaging sessions.

The program will not operate without the child's knowledge.

The program can be used alongside a filtering or blocking tool.

The program can be set up to warn children when they attempt to access inappropriate material.

When SpectorPro is installed on your computer to limit the time spent on the computer or on the Internet,

• The program will XXNOTXX limit the total amount of time spent online.

SpectorPro limits access to certain software products (e.g. Web browsers, email programs). limits Internet use of all kinds, limits all computer use.

When SpectorPro is running on your system,

• You can prevent your children from using email.
• You can XXNOTXX prevent your children from using chat rooms online.
• You can XXNOTXX prevent your children from using ICQ or other forms of instant messaging.

SpectorPro is designed to help you keep an eye on what your computer is being used for, even when you can't be there in person. With it installed on your system, you can review your children's email, your children's online chat, the web sites your children have visited, your children's instant messaging sessions, your children's offline computer use.

The program will operate without the child's knowledge.

The program can be used alongside a filtering or blocking tool.

The program can not be set up to warn children when they attempt to access inappropriate material.

BSafe Online allows the administrator to control:

• Total # of hours spent online per day
• Times during the day which access is permitted

BSafe Online will restrict the time a user can access:

• Certian software products (ie: web browsers, email clients)

BSafe Online is designed to help you keep an eye on what your computer is being used for, even when you can't be there in person. With it installed on your system, you can review your children's email, your children's online chat, the web sites your children have visited and your children's instant messaging sessions.

BSafe Online functions by analyzing TCP/IP packets moving in and out of the computer.

This program runs in the system background at all times.

The program will NOT operate without the child's knowledge.

The program can be used alongside a filtering or blocking tool.

The program can be set up to warn children when they attempt to access inappropriate material.

When BSafe Online is running on your system,

• You can prevent your children from using email.
• You can permit your children to send email only to a pre-approved list of recipients.
• You can prevent your children from using chat rooms online.
• You can prevent your children from using instant messaging.
• You can edit out the transmission of specific kinds of information, like your address, telephone number, or credit card number.

BSafe Online makes only pre-approved content available. The content is selected by:

• Computer with human oversight,
• Proprietary content developed by tool provider,
• Specifically chosen by the end user

It is technically possible to leave the service's approved content area, with the exception of porn that will always be blocked.

Content is made available to families via normal access over the web and user's installation of client-side software.

Users may control the pre-selected content provided by BSafe Online Inc. by

• adding their own URLs to pre-selected content
• submiting URLs for addition to pre-selected content
• submiting requests for pre-existing content selections to be removed
• creating their own list of selected content, overriding the provided list

There are many different types of filtering products. To begin with, some products are installed on your own computer at home (client-side), while others are installed on the larger computers at your Internet service provider (server-side). Bsafe Online is server-based. It is available for home use.

Bsafe Online can control access to web pages, the use of email, access to chat rooms, the movement of files in and out of your computer (FTP), access to newsgroups (Usenet), access to instant messaging, access to Peer to Peer networks.

Different filtering tools set up their standards of what material should or should not be filtered in different ways. With BSafe Online,

• You will be able to choose from pre-set categories what material you want to be filtered.
• You will be able to permanently edit the company's list of material to be filtered.
• You will be able to develop your own list of material to be filtered, starting from scratch.

You may also want to review the lists of keywords or web pages, or the criteria that the tool company uses to arrive at those lists. With BSafe Online, You CANNOT review the list of keywords, the list of filtered URL's (web page addresses), nor the company's criteria for filtering a web page.

There are several technologies for determining which sites should be blocked and which should be permitted. Each of them has important strengths, but none of them is perfect. BSafe Online uses the following:

• the web page address (URL)
• Human review of web sites
• A list of keywords
• Some other technology

Some filtering tools allow you to control access in a number of different categories. BSafe Online offers these categories:

• Alcohol
• Anarchy
• Anarchy
• Automobile
• BSafe Games
• BSafe Pop-Up
• Chat
• Criminal Skills
• Cults
• Drugs
• Employment
• Entertainment
• Financial
• Free Host
• Gambling
• Games
• Hate
• Humor
• Lifestyle
• Obscene
• Opinion
• Personals
• Public Proxies
• R-Rated
• Search Engines
• Shopping
• Sports
• Tickets
• Travel
• Web Email
• Web News Groups

To gain the benefits of Integrity Online/Everyware, you will need to change the company you use to connect your computer to the Internet. Integrity Online/Everyware is available in the following states: Nationwide

Make sure that a local telephone number is available for where you live. Neither GetNetWise.org nor Integrity Online can be responsible for long distance charges that result from calling long distance.

Integrity Online/Everyware supports these connection types: Other.

Integrity Online/Everyware limits which web sites and what types of content you can view. You may wish to review the ways in which such decisions are made. With Integrity Online/Everyware,

• You can not review the list of keywords.
• You can not review the list of blocked URL's (web page addresses).
• You can not review the company's criteria for blocking a web page.

Integrity Online/Everyware filters access to web pages, the use of email, access to chat rooms.

Integrity Online/Everyware is designed to help you keep an eye on what your computer is being used for, even when you can't be there in person. With it installed on your system, you can review the web sites your children have visited.

The program will not operate without the child's knowledge.

The program can be used alongside a filtering or blocking tool.

The program can not be set up to warn children when they attempt to access inappropriate material.