Cold Turkey Blocker is free software that you can install on your system for web filtering. You can use it to block websites and applications installed on your ...

Mike Chapple is a teaching professor of IT, analytics and operations at the University of Notre Dame. The Internet is a dangerous place, and it’s getting more dangerous every day. Research from web ...

Web filtering software serves as a vital tool for schools to shield students from potentially harmful online content. Upholding the online safety of students is vital and thus the requirement for this ...

In a news story this week, Network World Senior Editor Cara Garretson details how GFI Software is breaking down the packaging for its WebMonitor 4.0 content filtering software to better suit the needs ...

Internet users are not always shielded from obscene content despite filters. Filtering and blocking software often fail to block obscene content, and it can over-filter information on medical ...

SurfControl, which produces Web and e-mail filters, said that it has been granted a U.S. patent for software that allows companies to block Web sites, despite the ire of online activists against such ...

In one corner are the Web 2.0 tools—the relatively new blogs, wikis, discussion forums, and social-networking sites that are gaining popularity among teachers looking to connect with their students ...

Microsoft users continue to adopt the Linux operating system and naturally expect to find content filters like the ones they used with Windows XP. Often, new Linux converts experiment on their ...

eWeek content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More Web filtering is possibly the most controversial category ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.-- A popular online safe-search filter is ending its practice of blocking links to mainstream gay and lesbian advocacy groups for users hoping to avoid obscene sites. For several years ...