| NOTE! None of the following packages are foolproof, and it still must be noted that parental supervisors offer the best level of protection against adult material circulating on the Net. |
| SafeSurf:The Original Internet Rating System, Netscape and SafeSurf are now working together to make the 'Net Safe |
| RSACi Recreational Software Advisory Council on the Internet |
There are plenty of violent, sexually explicit books,
videos, and TV shows which are easier for kids to access than
some of the explicit material online. If it becomes a
problem, or maybe before it becomes one, we could always install
filtering sofware such as the following to block sexually
explicit sites.
Go to the following sites for more filter software
information,
GetNetWise has developed
an excellent guide to filters and other tools.
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Monitor a Child's Access. The Internet and the
Web are marvelous resources.
Keep your children's exploration of them safe
with one of these utilities.
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*RSAC was formed by a group of software publishing companies
in 1994 for the purpose of rating software.
The purpose was to help parents identify violent games, and the RSAC
rating logo now appears on
hundreds of video and CD-ROM games.
**A group of parents formed SafeSurf in 1995 to create a "child
safe" environment on the Internet.
You may want to contact the companies for information and pricing.