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 red circled links should be possibly avoided entirely. The ratings are set by users of the client itself, so crowd-sourced classification. I've been using WOT for a while now. Very nice for avoiding random phishing links on Google :) Erik de Castro Lopo wrote: > 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 for personal choice; - effectively contribute >> Ability to IP (or MAC) restrict it's use; - so it's only him and not us. > > I refer you to the Scunthorpe problem: > > https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Scunthorpe_problem > > one of the many unintended consquences of filtering: > > > https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Swear_filter#Unintended_consequences > > Furthermore, if your child is more than about 12 years old and at all > technically literate, they will figure out how to bypass it. > > A better solution might be to put the computer in the living room > or somewhere else where there is a lot of regular family traffic. > > Regards, > Erik (father of an 8 year old) -- Regards, Brendan Molloy M: +61 434 069 776 T: @piecritic W: http://bbqsrc.net E: bren...@bbqsrc.net -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
