**Rating Info. Safe Surf

Blocking and rating system

Now available as an integrated feature of Netscape 4.5, NetWatch is a SafeSurf rating standard based on information provided to the company by individual content providers. Parents can customize the interface to block unrated sites and adjust content levels in different categories. SafeSurf also provides list of safe sites.

**List of Resources

Net Shepherd

Proxy Server

Started out as subscription-based service that provided content filtering service to families and individuals. Company has shifted focus toward business solutions and partnerships with search engine companies to provide "knowledge management" tools. Clients include Alta Vista

**FREE Surf Monkey

Controlled Access

Rocketship browser, animated talking monkey and lively self-contained web destination for kids age 7 and up. Supervised chatrooms. Parents can block email from strangers, delete profanities and prohibit access to inappropriate sites. Uses Surfwatch for content filtering. Chat and email access can be turned off. Parents control a child's buddy list. Email has multimedia features, with text-to-speech, sound and picture capability. Works on the Internet Explorer engine and with AOL. Originally $29.95/yr., this browser is now free.

AUP Action Tools

Proxy Server

Provides blocking and filtering of 25,000 potentially offensive sites. Designed for district school use, AUP can handle hundreds of computers simultaneously. Blocks chat and news sites. Bounces email if it contains offensive language. Separate filters for elementary, middle and high schools.

Bess, The Internet Retriever

Proxy Server

Chi-Brow 2.0

Blocking,
Controlled Access

Simplified children's browser that gives parents total control of designating appropriate web sites and blocking objectionable ones. Includes database of recommended sites. $39.95.

CyberSitter '97 v.8

Blocking, Stealth Monitoring

Blocks chat and undesirable sites; offers daily updates to banned sites. Parents can add sites, but not edit pre-determined list. Logs all activity and filters email. Prevents personal disclosures. $39.95.

CyberSentinel 1.5

Stealth Monitoring

Monitors chatrooms, email, search engines and browsers using a contextual text-recognition system. Captures and logs offending screens. Also tracks offline software usage. Can be used in stealth mode or with active warnings. $49.99

CyberSnoop 3.0

Stealth Monitoring

Monitors email, chat and web site activity. Custom-editing feature also allows blocking and parent-determined acceptable sites. $29.95.

Email For Kids

Blocking

Parents can edit outgoing/incoming message content, address book entries and online time. Prevents personal disclosures, controls # of messages sent, and regulates who communicates with your children. $29.95. AOL, Prodigy and Compuserve editions available at reduced fee.

Family Cam

Stealth Monitoring

Activity-monitoring software that tracks both software and Internet useage by taking random screen shots of user activity. $29.95.

Family Connect

Proxy Server
Controlled Access

A family-based monthly subscription service that blocks keywords, IP addresses and URL's. Does not monitor personal disclosures, or incoming/outcoming email. Works with independant ISP's but not AOL, Prodigy or Web TV. Provides daily filtering updates and their own channels of web sites that are considered valuable to the family. MacIntosh not currently supported but will be in a future release. $4.95 per month for filtering option. Full ISP service $19.95/month.

Internet Filter Suite 1.0

Blocking,
Stealth Monitoring

A monitoring and filtering program that allows parents to control site access, undesirable words, newsgroups, chat sessions. Logs all data transfers. Emails parents when violations occur. $40.00

Kid Web

Controlled access

Johnny Web and his dog, Browser guide kids (age 5-10) safely through the 'net to predetermined sites. Parents regulate control. Includes permit mode, ban mode and word block. Includes special home page and subject explorer.

Mama Bear

Controlled access

Desktop security device. Blocks unauthorized software access, alterations or deletions of programs. Can build set of allowable software. Recognizes renamed programs. $99. Educational disc. available.

Net Nanny 3.1

Blocking

Blocks objectionable sites, phrases, personal disclosures, chatrooms, gifs & jpegs. Monitors outgoing/incoming email & other text documents. Logs violations. Custom editing. Single user and network versions. Multiple user accounts. $26.95

NetProtector

Hardware device

NetProtector is a lock box that blocks Internet access without disabling the computer. Although the company bills it as "the only hardware solution on the market for blocking Internet access," a competitor company, (Millenium Interactive), makes a similar product called WebLoc. NetProtector works with Win 95 computers that have an internal modem. It connects directly to the computer modem and telephone jack. SMRP: $29.95

Planet Web Browser

Proxy Server

Requires proprietary browser. Parents fill out profiles for each user. Filtering is based on user birth date, family beliefs and levels of concern. Can customize settings in 15 categories but not specific entries in database of objectionable sites.

SentryCam

Stealth Monitoring

Logs child's Internet activities. Captures screen shots of games, chatrooms, web sites, email. Adds a time/date stamp . $34.95

Spector

Stealth Monitoring

Designed to monitor either employee activity or children, Spector records every move, both on the computer and on the Internet. Chat conversations, incoming and outgoing email and web site activity are all documented in a series of screenshots that can be viewed later. Parents determine how frequently screenshots are taken. SMRP: $29.95

SurfWatch 3.0

Blocking

One of the easiest filters to configure and use. Blocks web access and chat.
$49.95 includes one yr of updates.

WebSense

Proxy Server

For CISCO PIX Firewall. Uses a database of 200,000 URLs in 30 categories to screen and block site access by IP number. List is updated daily. Designed for large number of users. Tracks and reports all activities.

WinGuardian

Stealth Monitoring

Single user and network versions. Logs all Internet activity. Locks system to prevent unauthorized use of programs.
$29.95.

X-Stop v.3.01

Blocking

Blocks access to over 100,000 adult-only sites, offensive words on web sites, in chatgroups, email or in any text document offline. Editing capabilities. Can also block personal disclosures in outgoing mail. Updates available at no charge. $39.95.