CyberPatrol
CyberSitter
NetNanny
SurfWatch
By
Microsystems Software Inc.
Solid Oak Software
Net Nanny
Spyglass Inc.
Works on
Macintosh, Windows 3.1,
Windows 95
Windows 3.1,
Windows 95,
Windows NT
Windows 3.1, Windows 95
Macintosh, Windows 3.1, Windows 95
Price
$39.95
$39.95
$39.95
$39.95
1 year included
1 year
unlimited, free
1 year included
daily/weekly
daily
monthly
daily
one-button click
one-button click
several-step process
one-button click
simple
simple
simple
simple
medium difficulty
simple
medium difficulty
simple
automatic (invisible)
automatic (invisible)
automatic (invisible)
automatic (visible)
(prompted after installation)
(manually set after installation)
(prompted after installation)
(prompted during installation)
(2 levels of security available)
several included
several included
several included
several included
up to 9 children
1 child only
multi-user
1 child only
Filtering Techniques
Filtering Areas
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World Wide Web Categories Filtered (can be selected by parents)
violence/profanity, partial nudity, full nudity, sexual acts/text, gross depictions/text, intolerance, satanic/cult, drugs/drug culture, militant/extremist, sex education, questionable/illegal and gambling, alcohol/tobacco
adult, sexually oriented, violence, gay/lesbian, illegal/radical activities, hate/intolerance, cult/occult, sports and leisure, advertising
categories not named specifically but include:
sexually explicit, violence, hate speech, drugs/alcohol
sexually explicit, violence, hate speech, drugs/alcohol, gambling