Also Try Acceptable Use Policies Anti-Spyware Lists Family Safe Search Engine (Family-Source.com) Searches over 2.3 million family-safe sites. 11-03 Internet Filtering Software (SafetySurf.com) Provides a list of preferred Internet filtering software. Recommends the FamilyConnect software. 6-03 Resources for Parents (Toor) Provides six resources on censorship for use by parents. 04-07 Materials -Awesome Library Browser for Children (AwesomeLibrary.org) Awesome Library Browser for Children (ALBC) provides homes, libraries, and schools with a minimalist but effective method of keeping K-6 children from being exposed to hard core adult sites--without the use of censorship lists. Instead of using lists, Awesome Library Browser for Children looks for a designation that virtually all hard core adult Web sites put on their Web pages so they can be found by search engines. It happens to be a designation that other sites do not use. ALBC also offers "green space" to ensure that children can find what they need easily. 04-06 Parental Controls (SurfControl.com) Provides filtering software for child safety. Provides a free trial version. 1-01 Search Guard (Lycos) Provides screening of searches, using the Lycos search engine. We-Blocker Filtering Software - Review (eOpinions.com) Provides a summary of reviews of the free software. 6-03 We-Blocker Filtering Software - Reviews (FamilyEducationNetwork.com) Provides reviews of the free software. 6-03 News -01-12-07 Jail Time for Teen for Viewing Porn? (ABC News) "Jeannie and Greg Bandy were shocked to discover that their son [16 years old] was charged with possession of child pornography" because police found it on the family computer. If convicted, he could end up with 90 years in prison. 01-07 -03-17-06 Bill Proposed for XXX Domains (News.com) "The bill suggests, but does not require, that .xxx serve as the domain name ending. Any commercial Internet site or online service that 'has as its principal or primary business the making available of material that is harmful to minors' would be required to move its site to that domain. Failure to comply with those requirements would result in civil penalties as determined by the Commerce Department." 03-06 -06-23-05 Military Collecting Data on High School Students (ABC News) "Working with the private marketing firm BeNow, Inc. of Wakefield, Mass., the Pentagon has created a huge database of millions of high school students, aged 16 to 18." "But privacy advocates say it violates a federal law that restricts the government's ability to gather personal information. They say they understand the military's need to recruit but this type of information-gathering goes too far." "A growing number of parents were already upset about the military's recruiting techniques. A little-known provision in the 2002 'No Child Left Behind' education law requires every public school to provide the military with the names, addresses and phone numbers of students." "Last month, Louise Wannier went to her daughter's high school to submit an opt-out letter, which prohibits recruiters from accessing personal information." "She learned today about the new database, which may have much more information on her daughter than she'd ever imagined." 6-05 Law - Child Protection Online for Libraries and Schools (CNN) Describes new legislation to protect children online. 12-00 New Kids.Us Domain Established for Safety (ESchoolNews.com) "After opening its doors for registration in June, the company overseeing development of the world's first child-friendly internet space says its kids.us web domain is gaining momentum. Still, its critics believe content providers will have trouble warming up to the service, which would require companies to register and operate at a separate location on the web." 7-03 Parental Control Software Reviews (Download.com) Provides reviews. 04-06 Privacy Laws (Wired Digital - Oakes) Provides an update on the Safe Harbor law, restricting the collection of private information from individuals surfing the Web. 11-00 Unwanted Web Exposure to Youth (Pediatrics.org) "METHODS. A telephone survey of a nationally representative sample of 1500 youth Internet users aged 10 to 17 years was conducted between March and June 2005." "RESULTS. Forty-two percent of youth Internet users had been exposed to online pornography in the past year. Of those, 66% reported only unwanted exposure. Multinomial logistic regression analysis was used to compare youth with unwanted exposure only or any wanted exposure with those with no exposure." 03-07 Papers -Parental Controls (Education World - Hopkins) Provides a discussion of methods for controlling access to inappropriate materials for children. Also provides excellent links. 9-05 Browsers for Kids (GetNetWise.org) Provides browsers designed to protect children from pornographic material. 7-04 Censorship and Control of the Internet (American Library Association) Provides articles and news related to censorship. 04-06 Cybersitter Review (PCMag.com) Reviews PC Magazine's Editor's Choice for best filtering software. 7-03 Effectiveness of Internet Filtering Software (CSIRO - Greenfield, Rickwood, and Tran) Provides a description of the types of Internet filtering methods and evaluation results for some of the more popular software. 6-03 Error Rates of Filtering Programs (Hazelton) Provides results of a study of the effectiveness of some of the most commonly used filtering programs. Programs tested included AOL Parental Controls, Cyber Patrol, SurfControl (SurfWatch), SafeServer, and N2H2 (Bess). 10-05 Essay Against Pornography (Enough Is Enough) Provides reasons why pornography should not be considered safe or a "Constitutional right." Editor's Note - Parents are encouraged to view a summary of the actual ruling of the Supreme Court in Miller v. California, below on this Web page, which is mentioned in the essay 6-00. FamilyConnect Internet Filtering Software - Review (FamilyConnect.com) Provides a review of FamilyConnect Internet filtering software. Uses a list of inappropriate sites to block and allows a family to block additional sites. Blocking of an individual site can be done with an ID and password. 6-03 FamilyConnect Internet Filtering Software - Review (FamilyEducation.com) Provides two reviews of FamilyConnect Internet filtering software. 6-03 FamilyConnect Internet Filtering Software - Review (eOpinions.com) Provides three reviews of FamilyConnect Internet filtering software. 6-03 File-Sharing Program Sends Porn (CNN - Barrett) Describes a file-sharing program now commonly used by teens that may unintentionally send adult material. 7-01 Filter Software Review (InternetFilterReview.com) Reviews 10 popular Internet filtering programs. Recommends ContentProtect as the best overall. 7-03 Filtering Software Comparisons (GetNetWise) Provides a list of features for you to select and then provides filtering tools that match your needs. Does not evaluate the quality of the filtering tools. 04-06 Filtering Software Comparisons (InfoMedia) Provides a description of the of features of dozens of the more commonly used filtering programs to improve protections for children online. Recommends PowerX with PowerBlock. 11-00 Filtering Software Comparisons (TFIAP) Lists some of the more popular filtering programs and identifies how they operate. 04-06 Filtering Software Reviews (TISPA - Kinnaman) Provides information on 18 filtering programs to improve protections for children online. 11-00 Filtering and Libraries (American Library Association) Provides a position by the American Library Association related to the use of filtering software for the Web. 11-00 ICRA Standards for Web Sites Internet Content Rating Association (ICRA) provides a broadly accepted rating system for parents to use in filtering material for children. Improving Internet Privacy (EFF.org) "The Electronic Frontier Foundation has developed the following search privacy tips. They range from straightforward steps that offer a little protection to more complicated measures that offer near-complete safety. While we strongly urge users to follow all six tips, a lesser level of protection might be sufficient depending on your particular situation and willingness to accept risks to your privacy." 10-06 Law to Stop Pornography in Libraries and Schools Is Challenged (NewsFactor.com - Gill) Describes why the American Library Association, Multnomah County Public Library (the Plaintiff), and others oppose a new law for filtering Internet content. 3-02 Parental Control Software (Code-It) Provides Internet protection called Kid Code Check. Free software. 6-05 Parental Controls (Awesome Library) Provides methods for controlling access to inappropriate materials for children. Parents Page Provides links to software and articles to ensure child safety on the Internet. Recommendations from Congress (COPA Commission) Provides recommendations from the Commission on Online Child Protection. The Commission reviewed 18 types of protections for children using the Internet and the three most effective and accessible methods were Greenspaces (sites with only child-safe reviewed materials), client-side filtering, and non-HTM gTLD. 10-00 Reviews of Filtering Programs (PCMag.com) In a comparison of some of the most popular filtering programs for child safety, recommends Cybersitter 2002. 7-03 Safe Internet Service Providers (Enough Is Enough) Provides a listing of ISPs that filter Web content before it arrives at your home, as well as suggesting filtering software possibilities. 6-00. Safety Suggestions for Parents (Enough Is Enough) Provides tips to help parents make the Web more safe for their children. 6-00. Safety Tips for Children and Parents (Child Quest International) Provides tips for children and parents. 1-04 Safety of Media for Children (National Institute on Media and the Family) Provides ratings for movies, music, CD's and other media for children. Tor Software to Improve Privacy (EFF.org) "Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people that want to improve their safety and security on the Internet. Using Tor can help you anonymize web browsing and publishing, instant messaging, IRC, SSH, and other applications that use the TCP protocol. Tor also provides a platform on which software developers can build new applications with built-in anonymity, safety, and privacy features." 10-06 Your IP Address (MyIPInfo.net) Determines your IP address. If your IP address is the same after you have turned off both your computer and your modem, then you have a static IP address and should turn both off each day to reduce the chance that an intruder will associate your IP address with you. If your IP address changes each time, this is not necessary. 10-06 Your IP Address (WhatIsMyIP.com) Determines your IP address. If your IP address is the same after you have turned off both your computer and your modem, then you have a static IP address and should turn both off each day to reduce the chance that an intruder will associate your IP address with you. If your IP address changes each time, this is not necessary. 10-06 Projects Video Games and Your Kids (National Institute on Media and the Family) Provides activities parents can engage in with their children to help their children become more informed, and safer, consumers. Purchase Resources ContentProtect (ContentWatch.com) Provides flexible filtering software for children and teens. 7-03 Filtering Appliance for the Web (St. Bernard Software) Hardware-based Internet filtering solution that monitors, reports and blocks access to inappropriate sites. For schools and libraries rather than individuals. 2-02 Filtering Program for the Web (hedgebuilders.com) Provides software that filters offensive material from the Web. 11-00 Filtering Service - WiseChoice.Net (WiseChoice.net) Provides a blocking service that sends Web requests to their computers for possible blocking before the request is answered. Costs 5 dollars per month. 8-01 Filtering Software (CyberSitter) CyberSitter is rated as one of the most effective at filtering programs for blocking adult sites on the Web. Received a PC Magazine Editor's Choice Award. Awesome Libary does not endorse this product, but provides it as an example. 11-00 Rating the Safety of Web Sites (SafeSurf) "Welcome to SafeSurf, birthplace of the Internet's voluntary rating standard and the first family organization devoted to building a safe Internet." 09-09 Safe Server for Schools and Libraries (Bess) Provides a service that blocks objectionable Web materials through the server. Sites that are blocked have been reviewed by humans (rather than just by keyword) and the filtering can be configured for specific end users or desktops. 1-01.

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