The Benefits of Internet Filtering
by: Sam Garnebo on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 at: 5:44 AM Go to: Previous Article Next Article
In today's tech savvy world there are an increasing number of households obtaining Internet access and more than fifty percent of the households have more than one computer with Internet access.
As a consequence of the amount that the internet gets used, it is very important that we use some form of protection for our children as they go online.
As a parent you realize it is your responsility to guide and protect your children. The dangers on the internet are real, would you allow your child to play on the railroad tracks? or play on the interstate? yet what can be pumped through are computers is just as dangerous. It is our job as parents to protect our children.
A way to protect them is by using an internet filter that has the capability to guard them if you cannot. Here are some ways in which a filter benefits parents and children alike.
Pornographic Material:
With the use of a good internet filter pornographic material will be stopped from entering your home through your computer. This will give you peace of mind knowing your child will not wander on a pornographic website.
Violence and Hate Crimes:
A good internet filter will block any material that inhances violance and crimes of hatred.
Instant Messaging:
Instant messaging has been turned into a tool by some to hurt and lure children away. An internet filter gives you the ability monitor and control who your child can and cannot chat with.
Web-based email sites:
A Web-based email site is a site that offers a free email account. Some of these sites include Yahoo, Gmail (Google), and Hotmail and most of these sites have an Instant Messaging tool too. These sites are frequently used by spammers and online predators. An Internet filtering tool is effective for protection against predators and prevention from being exposed to onjectionable material that often is communicated through spam.
Promoting Drug Use:
There is a host of sites on the Internet that will explain how to obtain drugs in addition to how to use them once they are in your hands. An Internet filter is a useful tool for blocking these types of sites.
Websites That Promote Terrorism:
There are websites that provide step-by-step instructions on how to make a bomb or perform a cyber-terrorist threat. An Internet filtering tool is advantageous in blocking these objectionable sites.
Objectionable Gaming sites:
Many of the online games that are avilable contain objectionable and violent content and are offered for free. In addition, many of these websites have an online chat feature where predators can hang out and mask themselves as a child. Internet filtering is capable of filtering out these sites.
Social Networking Websites:
Social networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook are infested with online predators as world news has so clearly pointed out to us. It is possible to block these sites throught the use of an Internet filter.
Peace Of Mind:
This is the final and most important benefit of using an Internet filter and knowing that everyone in the household is protected from offensive and inappropriate content.
The internet is vast, yet you can control it and what is brought into your home. Find the best filter for you and your family and enjoy surfing the net.
About the Author
Sam Garnebo has been helping parents with tools and knowledge to protect their children for more than a decade. Check out his blog on Internet Filters for tools and techniques.
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