Web Filters No Match for Kids
Standard Web filters do very little to stop web savvy kids from gaining access to restricted sites. A new article by Arstechnica.com asserts that for smart teens and tweens, getting around web filters is "a hot new trend."
Sadly, this isn't surprising. Kids today are much more technologically advanced than many parents. It's a product of the computer age, where kids are learning how to create web proxies before they can ride a bike.
(Note to parents, if you don't know what a web proxy is, your kid is probably outsmarting your web filters).
So, what can parents do?
Arstechnica suggests parental controls.
Parental controls are harder to get around, and the good ones record the chats, emails, and webpages visited on your computer.
This is why WebWatcher is such a good product. WebWatcher allows parents to combine the best aspects of parental controls, by both blocking sites and recording every keystroke.
So, mom and dad might not know what a web proxy is, but they do know who their kids are talking to online.
Sadly, this isn't surprising. Kids today are much more technologically advanced than many parents. It's a product of the computer age, where kids are learning how to create web proxies before they can ride a bike.
(Note to parents, if you don't know what a web proxy is, your kid is probably outsmarting your web filters).
So, what can parents do?
Arstechnica suggests parental controls.
Parental controls are harder to get around, and the good ones record the chats, emails, and webpages visited on your computer.
This is why WebWatcher is such a good product. WebWatcher allows parents to combine the best aspects of parental controls, by both blocking sites and recording every keystroke.
So, mom and dad might not know what a web proxy is, but they do know who their kids are talking to online.
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