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Filtering SoftwareChild computer safety products fall into several types. What follows is a detailed description of the kinds of protection technologically available. Bad Site Lists There are products that block certain sites determined (by either the company or the parent) to be undesirable. With the purchase of a product, you usually get a subscription for updated lists for a certain period of time. The cost of updates after the subscription period has expired varies, as do the frequency of updates. Given how rapidly web sites are being added to the Web, the more frequent the updates the better. Before you jump on the "bad site" blocking bandwagon, however, you should know that there has been substantial controversy over how the "bad sites" are selected. Control can result in an unreliable list, either limiting too many sites, or not enough. A few of these programs allow you to review the list of blocked "bad sites." If you can, you may want to check out the sites & see if you agree with their classification. |