2 Applications To Improve Internet Parental Control

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2 Applications To Improve Internet Parental Control

Protecting your children from all of the explicit content that's floating around the Internet these days can be a hard task, especially if you don't have a pop-up blocker. Even though your children or younger relatives are swimming in a pool of adult content every time they surf the net, it isn't impossible to set your own standards for parental control.

Children are prone to learning inappropriate things whether in school or the outside world, however you have the control over what they may learn in your home.  Explore the following two preventative Firefox applications and choose the one that can aid you and your family the best.

FoxFilter

This first app is a powerful filter that blocks access to inappropriate content because of its pre-defined set of rules that are instantly triggered when an individual visits a site that may contain explicit groups of keywords (i.e. Adult Content, 18+, erotic, etc…)

Configuration & Options

As you'll note the resemblance in its name, FoxFilter is a Firefox add-on that's compatible with Mac, Linux and Windows operating systems. In order to modify your version of FoxFilter and edit whitelist/blacklist preferences you'll need to login to your account settings.

You can do this by double-clicking the FoxFilter icon at the bottom of your Firefox browser. If a URL is whitelisted it's because it has been previously blocked and believed to be a legitimate site by you. Whitelisting is easy, all you have to do is access your account settings.

Suricate

This Firefox add-on collaborates with a global group of sites that have been flagged by previous Suricate users.  Not only does it use this list to deny access to users on your PC, but it also blocks the sites you select as well.

How it Works

The way it works is if you come across a site that Suricate didn't initially block then you can click the site banning button at the top left hand corner of your browser and it will immediately block...

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