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That said, parents have a right to be worried about what their child is getting up to online. Newspapers like to make out that the internet is a scary, dangerous thing with inevitable front-page splashes every time a confused teen runs off to meet their internet boyfriend and ridiculous headlines like “Facebook causes cancer” (I wish I was making that one up). But while we aren't bombarded with pornography the moment we logon there is still plenty of material you rightfully wouldn't want kids viewing.
To help protect your family – particularly younger children – there are some handy technological solutions that can help secure your broadband connection.
Nice article from Mat on how to get started with protecting younger children, using a Windows PC.
Giddy Up -- built with the Apple Safari Engine also named WebKit -- allows you to restrict access to some web sites, the operating system, system settings, the downloading of files and applications. It was developed with the intention to add maximum security and protection for kids, according to the folks at App4Mac.
K9 Web Protection is a FREE service. I say service because the way it works is the sites you visit are filtered through their servers as opposed to them being checked through something that’s installed on your computer. You still have to install a driver on your computer, but the lion’s share of work is done remotely. The administrative control panel is actually a Web site you log into to view sites visited, offenses, and add sites to block or accept lists.
K9 is a great free solution to keep you children out of trouble online.
