Comparison of content-control software and providers
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This is a list of content-control software and services. The software is designed to control what content may or may not be viewed by a reader, especially when used to restrict material delivered over the Internet via the Web, e-mail, or other means. Restrictions can be applied at various levels: a government can apply them nationwide, an ISP can apply them to its clients, an employer to its personnel, a school to its teachers and/or students, a library to its patrons and/or staff, a parent to a child's computer or computer account or an individual to his or her own computer.
Programs and services
Software | Installation | Platform | Types | App Control | Browser Restrictions | |||||||
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Firefox | Client | Windows, Mac, iOS, Android | ||||||||||
DansGuardian | Server | Linux Server | ||||||||||
DynDNS | DNS | DNS | ||||||||||
FinFisher | Client + Server | Various | Surveillance software marketed to law enforcement agencies | |||||||||
Green Dam Youth Escort | Client | Windows Desktop | ||||||||||
GoGuardian | Client | Chrome OS | Chrome | |||||||||
iKeyMonitor | Client | iOS and Android based | Parental control app | |||||||||
KidRex | Web Site | Child-safe search engine | ||||||||||
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway | Server | Windows Server | ||||||||||
Mobicip | Client | IOS, Android, Windows and Linux | ||||||||||
NetGenie | Network Appliance | |||||||||||
Net Nanny | Client | Windows, Mac OS, Android,[1] and IOS | Yes | Yes | ||||||||
OnlineFamily.Norton | Client | Windows, Mac OS, IOS, and Android | Yes | No | ||||||||
OpenDNS | DNS | DNS | ||||||||||
Pumpic | Client | Android and iOS based | Parental control app | |||||||||
SafeSearch | Web Site option | Web | A feature of Google Search | |||||||||
Scieno Sitter | Client | used by Church of Scientology members under a non-disclosure agreement | ||||||||||
ScreenLimit | Client | Windows, Android, IOS and Kindle Fire | Blocks device after time is up | Yes | ||||||||
Secure Web SmartFilter EDU | Server | |||||||||||
Sentry Parental Controls | Client | |||||||||||
SurfWatch | Client | Windows, Mac OS | ||||||||||
squidGuard | Server | Linux Server | URL redirector Squid plug-in | |||||||||
UserGate Web Filter | Server + Cloud Service | |||||||||||
Webconverger | Kiosk software | Linux Desktop | ||||||||||
WebMinder | Server | |||||||||||
WebWatcher | Client | Windows, Mac OS, IOS, and Android based | ||||||||||
X3watch | Client | Windows, Mac OS, IOS, and Android based | ||||||||||
Zscaler | DNS + Cloud Service | All IP-based devices | Firefox | Mozilla | Windows, Mac, Linux | |||||||
Fenced.AI | Client | Android | Parental control app | |||||||||
Software | Installation | Platform | Types | App Control | Browser Restrictions |
Providers
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See also
- Accountability software
- Ad filtering
- Computer surveillance
- Deep packet inspection
- Deep content inspection
- Internet censorship
- Internet safety
- Parental controls
- Wordfilter
References
- ^ "10 Android Parental Control Apps". Yoursphere for Parents. 2014-04-30. Archived from the original on 2016-11-11. Retrieved 2016-07-31.