List of content-control software
Encyclopedia
Windows applications
- Cyclope-SeriesCyclope-SeriesCyclope-Series is a privately held company created in 2006 which belongs to Amplusnet Group. The company’s products include solutions for employee monitoring, content filtering and print management.-History:...
(proprietary) - Green Dam Youth EscortGreen Dam Youth EscortGreen Dam Youth Escort is content-control software for Windows developed in the People's Republic of China . Originally under a directive from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology to take effect on 1 July 2009, it was to be mandatory to have either the software pre-installed, or...
(Mainland Chinese Government mandated software)
- K9 Web ProtectionK9 Web ProtectionK9 Web Protection is a desktop-based content-control software program created by Blue Coat Systems.The software operates without downloading a database to the desktop PC and instead looks to an Internet-based database. This means that the PC only needs a very small piece of code and the user can...
(proprietary, free for home use) - Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (proprietary)
- NetNanny (proprietary)
- SurfWatchSurfWatchSurfWatch, Inc. was a Los Altos, CA-based company which pioneered the first software that allowed users to block explicit content on the Internet...
(proprietary) - Apna Safe Browse
- SafeSquidSafeSquidSafeSquid is content-control software: software designed to control which websites users can access. Its developed by Office Efficiencies which is based in Mumbai. It also provides caching, virus scanning, usage monitoring, bandwidth control, authentication, and other features...
(proprietary, free for up to 3 users) - Windows Live Family Safety (proprietary, free)
- Secure Web SmartFilter EDU, formerly known as Bess
- FB LimiterFB LimiterFB Limiter is content-control software that blocks Internet content according to 4 predefined modes. The software is made by AxiomCoders .It provides parental controls for the safer use of web browsers, with real-time protection...
(free, paid upgrade available)
Mac applications
- K9 Web ProtectionK9 Web ProtectionK9 Web Protection is a desktop-based content-control software program created by Blue Coat Systems.The software operates without downloading a database to the desktop PC and instead looks to an Internet-based database. This means that the PC only needs a very small piece of code and the user can...
(proprietary, free for home use) - SurfWatchSurfWatchSurfWatch, Inc. was a Los Altos, CA-based company which pioneered the first software that allowed users to block explicit content on the Internet...
(proprietary, free for home use)
Internet Explorer
- Content Advisor (After IE 6)
Other
- CleanFeedCleanfeed (content blocking system)Cleanfeed is the name given to privately administered ISP level content filtering systems operating in the United Kingdom and Canada. It is also the name of a proposed mandatory Australian ISP level content filtering system which is undergoing testing...
(ISP based) - ClearOSClearOSClearOS is a Linux distribution, based on CentOS and Red Hat Enterprise Linux, designed for use in small and medium enterprises as a network gateway and network server with a web-based administration interface. It is designed to be an alternative to Windows Small Business Server. ClearOS succeeds...
(unix/linux and ISP based) - DansGuardianDansGuardianDansGuardian, written by SmoothWall Ltd and others, is content-control software: software designed to control which websites users can access. It also includes virus filtering and usage monitoring features...
(unix/linux and ISP based) - DynDNSDynDNSDyn is an infrastructure as a service company that provides Internet DNS and email delivery services for commercial and private users. It originally provided a free dynamic DNS service, which allowed users to have a subdomain that points to a computer with regularly changing IP addresses, such as...
(DNS based, with a free plan) - MobicipMobicipMobicip is a cloud-based Internet filter and parental control service that works with mobile Internet devices like the iPhone and iPod Touch. The software is a start-up that was launched in 2008. Mobocip has a safe browser app. Mobicip also has a parental control application for custom...
(cloud-based) - OnlineFamily.NortonOnlineFamily.NortonOnlineFamily.Norton is a cloud-based parental control service. Online Family is aimed at "fostering communication" involving parents and their children's online activities...
(cloud-based) - OpenDNSOpenDNSOpenDNS is a DNS resolution service. OpenDNS extends DNS adding features such as misspelling correction, phishing protection, and optional content filtering...
(DNS/ISP based, free for Families and Non-commercial users) - SafeSquidSafeSquidSafeSquid is content-control software: software designed to control which websites users can access. Its developed by Office Efficiencies which is based in Mumbai. It also provides caching, virus scanning, usage monitoring, bandwidth control, authentication, and other features...
(unix/linux and ISP based) - Scieno SitterScieno SitterScieno Sitter is a term coined by critics of the Church of Scientology to refer to a content-control software package created by the organization, which, when installed on a computer, blocks certain Web sites critical of Scientology from being viewed. Critics assert that the program is a form of...
(system unknown: used exclusively by Church of Scientology members under an NDANon-disclosure agreementA non-disclosure agreement , also known as a confidentiality agreement , confidential disclosure agreement , proprietary information agreement , or secrecy agreement, is a legal contract between at least two parties that outlines confidential material, knowledge, or information that the parties...
) - SmartWebContent-control softwareContent-control software, also known as censorware or web filtering software, is a term for software designed and optimized for controlling what content is permitted to a reader, especially when it is used to restrict material delivered over the Web...
(Parental Control for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch platforms) - WebsenseWebsenseWebsense is a San Diego-based company specializing in Web security gateway software. It enables clients to block access to chosen categories of websites.-History:Websense was founded by Phil Trubey in 1994...
(system unknown: notable for use by China, Yemen, and US Governments)