Tuesday 21 June 2011

How to Choose a Porn Filter - 5 Key Features

Swing Station  Top Dating Services    Many people are concerned with the abundance of porn available on the Internet today. Wives are concerned that their husbands are viewing pornography, parents are worried that their children are exposed to adult content, girlfriends worry about boyfriends and even employers need to be sure that employees are not abusing their office Internet connection by viewing x-rated websites. But with so many porn filtering solutions available, it is difficult to decide which filter can best block adult content from your computer. Here are the top 5 issues that you need to consider in choosing which porn filter software to buy:
  1. Make sure the web filter is coming from a reliable software vendor. When you install any software on your computer, you are exposing yourself, your data and your computer security. Try to see if the product has been reviewed by a reliable third party like CNET or ZDNet.
  2. Download a trial version of the filter before buying it. If there is no trial version available, proceed with caution.
  3. Try to find information about the pornography filter's accuracy. You don't want a situation where it blocks you from viewing news and sports. You can test its accuracy when you run the free trial. But note - even the best filters are not 100% accurate.
  4. When you use the trial filter, take note of whether it is easy to install and use. Installation and setting up the configuration should also be easy and it is a good sign that the vendor is reliable.
  5. More than porn. You are likely interested in filtering more than pornography. A good web filter includes a variety of content categories that can be filtered and it should do more than filter Internet content. Check if the solution manages the time spent online, whether the filter can be customized using keywords, if individual profiles can be set for each user, and if the password protection mechan