Hi All,
does anyone know of any linux-based filtering software I can put in place to
protect him from himself?
Requirements would be;
Subscription-based; so, someone out there keeping the list of sites, keywords,
extensions, etc. up to date.
Ability for me to add to it for personal choice;
K L wrote:
Hi All,
does anyone know of any linux-based filtering software I can put in place to
protect him from himself?
Requirements would be;
Subscription-based; so, someone out there keeping the list of sites,
keywords, extensions, etc. up to date.
Ability for me to add to it
You could also consider the WOT tool: http://www.mywot.com/.
It's ja plugin for a web browser that shows a rating based on child
safety, trustworthiness, etc, so instead of purely blocking, simply
explain to your child links that show up with an orange circle shouldn't
be taken at face value, and
not sure
whether that's a bane or blessing?
- Original Message -
From: Erik de Castro Lopo mle+s...@mega-nerd.com
To: slug@slug.org.au
Sent: Tuesday, 21 June, 2011 4:32:46 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Subscription-based netfiltering (parentally speaking)
Furthermore, if your child is more
I am assuming that the computer is in the loungeroom/family room.
I guess with a subscription based tool you might need to use an authentication
based system which could be very annoying with the number of popups you'd get
if you require a user based internet filter.
about 10 years ago I used
Have a look at
http://whitetrash.sourceforge.net/
* It protects against Malware attacks etc
* Can be used in conjunction with dansguardian
* the user's name is put against the whitelist entry
* Checks against google's safe browsings API
* authentication
* can run it in learning mode to start
DNS filtering could be an option;
http://www.opendns.com/
On 21 June 2011 16:17, K L k...@attitia.com wrote:
Hi All,
does anyone know of any linux-based filtering software I can put in place
to protect him from himself?
Requirements would be;
Subscription-based; so, someone out there
Thus spake K L:
1. that is one reason I want it gateway/router based as opposed to
host based. If he doesn't have the passwords to the gateway, he
can't mess with it.
I can picture the owl with the 'O RLY?' caption beneath it right now. In
this context, we need to make the use of the words
On 21 June 2011 16:43, Brendan Molloy bren...@bbqsrc.net wrote:
You could also consider the WOT tool: http://www.mywot.com/.
It's ja plugin for a web browser that shows a rating based on child
safety, trustworthiness, etc, so instead of purely blocking, simply
explain to your child links that
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On 21/06/11 16:43, Brendan Molloy wrote:
You could also consider the WOT tool: http://www.mywot.com/.
It's ja plugin for a web browser that shows a rating based on child
safety, trustworthiness, etc, so instead of purely blocking, simply
On 22/06/2011, at 6:56 AM, slug-requ...@slug.org.au wrote:
As for bypassing the filter;
1. that is one reason I want it gateway/router based as opposed to host
based. If he doesn't have the passwords to the gateway, he can't mess with
it.
2. He has thus far shown zero interest in
On 22/06/2011, at 8:38 AM, K L wrote:
Steady on. :-(
I can understand the simile, but I'm not entirely sure I appreciate the
comparison.
This is, after all, a parent looking after the innocence of his child.
It's not like he's 18 and able to make sane choices for himself.
James Linder wrote:
On 22/06/2011, at 8:38 AM, K L wrote:
Steady on. :-(
I can understand the simile, but I'm not entirely sure I appreciate the comparison.
This is, after all, a parent looking after the innocence of his child.
It's not like he's 18 and able to make sane choices for
Message -
From: James Linder j...@tigger.ws
To: slug@slug.org.au
Sent: Wednesday, 22 June, 2011 11:17:16 AM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Subscription-based netfiltering (parentally speaking)
On 22/06/2011, at 8:38 AM, K L wrote:
Steady on. :-(
I can understand the simile, but I'm not entirely
On 06/21/2011 04:17 PM, K L wrote:
Hi All,
does anyone know of any linux-based filtering software I can put in place to
protect him from himself?
Requirements would be;
Subscription-based; so, someone out there keeping the list of sites, keywords,
extensions, etc. up to date.
Ability for me
I believe the main motive for keeping 'adult' material away from
children is to try and prevent them from embarrassing their parents with
questions like: Daddy, what does it mean when two people do THIS?
Jon.
Being 18 doesn't have much to do with it either. That's a very arbitrary
line
LOL
I believe the main motive for keeping 'adult' material away from children is
to try and prevent them from embarrassing their parents with questions like:
Daddy, what does it mean when two people do THIS?
Jon.
Being 18 doesn't have much to do with it either. That's a very
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