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The Internet can be a wonderful resource for all who use it. Unfortunately, some of the information that can be found on the Web is not appropriate for children. It’s all too easy for kids to innocently stumble upon unsavory content -- often even simple searches are surprisingly distasteful in composition. WebChaperone is one of the programs aimed at helping parents make the Web a safe place for their families to explore. It does this by screening incoming web pages using its own patent-pending iCRT (intelligent Content Recognition Technology) system. This system uses pattern-recognition techniques to analyze a page’s content. It studies each page, looking for a set of attributes that, when present, indicate inappropriate content. Parents set the program up, providing user names and the level of security desired for each user. Security settings range from unprotected to minimum, medium and maximum protection. Once installed, the default setting for the computer becomes one of maximum security -- all potentially inappropriate sites are blocked. Each user then logs in under his or her name and personal password. In this way adults can have full Internet access while assuring that their children’s access will be limited. Other options include custom phrase protection (parents list words or phrases they want screened) and custom site lists (parents enter sites that can and can’t be accessed regardless of content). Adults can also choose to view a list of recent addresses visited by each child.
In general the program’s filtering system works well. Although searches for topics like "sex" and "rape" are forbidden, searches for "sex disease" and "rape prevention" may proceed. A search for "young boys" conducted by our review team was labeled "icky", but searching for "young boys clothing" was okay. Interestingly, the latter search resulted in a few objectionable links. When we tried to click on these links, our ‘chaperone’ intervened. Equally important, because of its content recognition technology, WebChaperone can find and block sites that other list-based filters miss.
PC: Windows 95/98/NT running Netscape Communicator/Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher, 90 MHz or faster cpu, 3 MB hard drive space, 16 MB RAM,return to top of page Questions or comments regarding this site? webmaster@superkids.com Copyright © 1998-2024 Knowledge Share LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy |