We are currently using Barracuda units. By the end of next month, we be offering that service which will require secondary login for parents to get through to unfiltered internet.
Rory From: Af [mailto:af-boun...@afmug.com] On Behalf Of Eric Kuhnke Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2018 6:46 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Porn ..... (filtering) +2 Moral issues entirely aside, the business risk in making yourself no longer a neutral carrier of information,but something that has a "clean" internet service, is too high. Just wait until some religious zealot sues you because their 12 year old discovered a certain video of a boeing engineer and a horse. On Tue, Feb 6, 2018 at 8:12 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com<mailto:part15...@gmail.com>> wrote: +1. Agree. This is a rat hole with no bottom. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 2/6/2018 6:14 PM, George Skorup wrote: We're a dumb pipe, not the police, get off my lawn. How about you let people live their lives and make their own decisions. On 2/6/2018 11:07 AM, ch...@wbmfg.com<mailto:ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: Based on all your comments (thank you), I sent the following to the legislative working group: (You guys helped me look smarter than I am ). � � � Some random thoughts. � If you are going to an HTTPS site, it is all encrypted.� If you are attempting to analyze a flow of traffic HTTPS traffic looks the same to us whether it is porn or online banking.� � Do we also block Bit Torrent? XBox Grand Theft Auto Any game with online chat.� Scrub online chat during games? All game servers Twitter Instagram Youtube News outlets Facebook Email Instant messaging Periscope Streaming FTP IRC � The lowly ping facility has a space for payload.� I could send porn via pings if I wanted.� � What is defined as harmful content?� Medical, artistic, Bible readings?� Genesis 19, 29 etc etc.� Language, if so what language?� Bare shoulders. Knees? Curtains blowing in the breeze. � How about what I consider pornographic music lyrics.� Do we have to police music.� Police Pandora.� � There are always ways around. For every block there is a proxy or VPN that will get you around it. � Filters can give parents a false sense of security.� Filters are gimmicks.� Snake oil.� But we do offer them.� Not home grown.� They are 3rd party.� �
