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  • 31-07-2013 12:38pm
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    Sir Osis of Liver.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭


    My 8 year old son wants to buy his first laptop today with money he saved up.
    Is there any preferably free software I can put on it to prevent accidental access to adult content online.
    He loves to use youtube but alot of that is unsuitable.
    Any help would be appreciated lads,thanks.


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    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,016 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    K9 Web Protection. It's completely free and very good. It's a "Net Nanny" type program, you can block categories, restrict time on net and also allow exceptions, if necessary

    Nick

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    Sir Osis of Liver.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭Sir Osis of Liver.


    Thanks Nick,ill give that a go.


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    Khannie
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    OpenDNS is worth a look too. Make sure he doesn't have admin rights though or any filter can be circumvented.


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    RikuoAmero
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    I would recommend sitting down with your son and teaching him why to not watch unsuitable videos or webpages, rather than just a "Don't watch them cause I said so", and then relying on the NetNanny to block. Try and be non-hypocritical across the board e.g. if you don't want him watching pornographic videos or extremely violent ones, don't let him play Grand Theft Auto on a games console. Trust me on this, no NetNanny type program actually works, all the kid has to do is a simple Google Search and they can find ways of getting around them, so it's better to teach them not to want to watch the videos in the first place. I should know, when I was a kid, I found my ways past similar programs and this was before we had broadband or Google.


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    Overheal
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    When setting up his user account under Windows 8 you can enable Family Safety features for it. Additionally if you create a "Live" account for him so he can download games etc. from the app store you can list it as a Child account at the end of the creation process and specify your account as the Parent so you'll be able to access a log of activities and set up controls.


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    delta36
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    If I recall correctly, and if you're using UPC, they have a filter you can enable through the router, which requires a password to be input to access adult stuff.


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    Sir Osis of Liver.
    Registered Users Posts: 2,793 ✭✭✭Sir Osis of Liver.


    yoyo wrote: »
    K9 Web Protection. It's completely free and very good. It's a "Net Nanny" type program, you can block categories, restrict time on net and also allow exceptions, if necessary

    Nick
    Thanks to all of ye lads.
    I went with Nicks suggestion,works like a dream.
    Anyone with young kids should install this programme.


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