Tools for Families

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

• Computer with human oversight,
• Specifically chosen by the end user

It is NOT technically possible to leave the service's approved content area.

Content is made available to families via normal access over the web,

Users may control the pre-selected content provided by IPower Applications, Inc. by

• adding their own URLs to pre-selected content
• removing URLs from pre-selected content
• submiting URLs for addition to pre-selected content
• submiting requests for pre-existing content selections to be removed

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). KaZipster is client-based.

KaZipster 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 KaZipster,

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

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. KaZipster uses the following:

• Human review of web sites

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

stopITnow

Version 98i

By Stopitnow Software Development

Available since July 2002

The makers of stopITnow, Stopitnow Software Development, described their product as: stopITnow secures your modem Internet connection by stopping web dialers 190-0011 etc. with software that prevents modem hijacking, internet dumping and dialer fraud. Prevents unwanted and expensive call charges, also has time out limit options for parents that want to control a child's Internet use.

stopITnow is a product that:

• Limits the total number of hours or the time of day that your children may be online.
• Is some other kid safety service.

stopITnow is available for these platforms:

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

stopITnow 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.stopitnow.com.au

Time Limiting

April 21, 2003

ContentBarrier X4

By Intego

Available since June 2006

ContentBarrier X4 is available for these platforms:

• Macintosh OS X
• Windows Vista
• Windows XP

The makers of ContentBarrier X4, Intego, described their product as: A tool that blocks offensive content coming from the internet on your Intel-based Macintosh for both OS X and Windows Vista/XP: adult, sites with subjects not fit for children, and chats when predatory language is used. If you have several children, you can adjust their access according to their age or maturity.

ContentBarrier X4 is a product that:

• Limits the total number of hours or the time of day that your children may be online.
• Monitors the use of your computer or the access your children have to the Internet.
• 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 selected personal information from being transmitted from your computer.
• Prevents the display of other categories of material.

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

Time Limiting

Monitoring

Blocking Outgoing Information

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). ContentBarrier X4 is client-based.

ContentBarrier X4 can control access to web pages, the use of email, access to chat rooms, access to newsgroups (Usenet), access to instant messaging, access to Peer to Peer networks, access to streaming media.

Different filtering tools set up their standards of what material should or should not be filtered in different ways. With ContentBarrier X4,

• You will be able to choose from pre-set categories what material you want 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, starting from scratch.

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. ContentBarrier X4 uses the following:

• the web page address (URL)
• Human review of web sites
• A list of keywords
• A list of keywords combined with an analysis of the context in which they appear
• Some other technology

Some filtering tools allow you to control access in a number of different categories. ContentBarrier X4 offers these categories:

• Sex/Pornography
• shopping
• violence
• racism
• religion
• finance
• jobs
• alcohol
• chat
• MP3s
• Television
• Auctions
• Hacking
• Sports
• FreeMail
• Gambling
• Pay to Surf
• movies
• newsgroups
• streaming media
• peer-to-peer

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). PC TattletaleXXCHOOSE1OFTHESE3XX is client-based.

PC Tattletale 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 PC Tattletale,

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

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. PC Tattletale uses the following:

• A list of keywords
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PC Tattletale 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.

Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering Software allows the administrator to control:

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

Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering Software will restrict the time a user can access:

• Internet access of all kinds

Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering Software 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.

Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering Software 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 NOT be set up to warn children when they attempt to access inappropriate material.

When Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering Software is running on your system,

• You can NOT prevent your children from using email.
• You can NOT permit your children to send email only to a pre-approved list of recipients.
• You can NOT prevent your children from using chat rooms online.
• You can prevent your children from using instant messaging.
• You can NOT edit out the transmission of specific kinds of information, like your address, telephone number, or credit card number.

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). Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering Software is client-based.

Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering Software can control access to web pages, 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, access to other Internet capabilities.

Different filtering tools set up their standards of what material should or should not be filtered in different ways. With Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering Software,

• You will NOT be able to completely override the company's list of material to be filtered.
• You will NOT be able to develop your own list of material to be filtered, using the company's list as a starter.
• You will NOT 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 Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering Software, you can review the list of filtered URL's (web page addresses), 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. Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering Software uses the following:

• the web page address (URL)
• Human review of web sites
• A list of keywords
• A list of keywords combined with an analysis of the context in which they appear
Additionally, "Our technology scores each site for possible objectionable/harmful content. Users adjust settings that allow for more blocking or less blocking."

Some filtering tools allow you to control access in a number of different categories. Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering Software is specifically designed to block sexually explicit material in 'real time' using our proprietary scoring technology. Blocks websites in real time if they are not in our database using our scoring technology.

When ParentsOnPatrol 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 NOT limit the total amount of time spent online.
• You can set the program to only allow Internet access during certain periods of time.

ParentsOnPatrol limits access to certain software products (e.g. Web browsers, email programs). limits access to Web sites and instant messaging.

When ParentsOnPatrol is running on your system,

• You can prevent your children from using ICQ or other forms of instant messaging.

ParentsOnPatrol 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 online chat, your children's Web sites visited, your children's instant messaging sessions.

The program will operate without the child's knowledge.

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

Home POWWOW 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,

Home POWWOW functions by analyzing the cache of the user's Web browser, analyzing the history listing of the user's Web browser, analyzing TCP/IP packets moving in and out of the computer, and analyzing the email files stored by popular email programs.

This program runs in the system background at all times.

The program can operate without the child's knowledge.

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

Guardian Monitor 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, and 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.

McGruff SafeGuard will restrict the time a user can access:

• Certian software products (ie: web browsers, email clients)
• Internet access of all kinds
• Other

McGruff SafeGuard allows the administrator to control:

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

McGruff SafeGuard 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.

McGruff SafeGuard 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 operate without the child's knowledge.

When McGruff SafeGuard 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.