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 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 :)
Child safety online is a critical factor in my line of work. People have developed the idea that filtering equals safety. I would argue that it is much better in the long run to place the filters in the kids' heads, i.e. educate them to look after themselves. I haven't tried WOT, but it sounds like a tool that could be used in this way. I'd be very interested to know of any other tools that may assist in achieving this outcome. Sridhar -- "Our mission is to enhance learning opportunities for the 400,000 children, aged 4-15, living in remote Australia, by providing each one with a connected XO laptop as part of a sustainable training and support program, by 2014." http://www.laptop.org.au/ http://www.laptop.org.au/participate http://dev.laptop.org.au/participate -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
