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 ...

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When you think of web filtering what is the first visual that comes to mind? For me it’s pop-ups and notifications to update my antivirus. Today’s web filtering capabilities have become more ...

NEW YORK – Lightspeed Systems, which produces software used for website filtering in thousands of public schools across the U.S., confirmed today that it will update its software to remove a filter ...

Millions of parents around the country rely on Web filtering software to shield their children from the nasty side of the Internet--porn, predators and other unseemly phenomena. But according to the U ...

It's a Web-savvy world out there, so getting the most out of any solution will require vigilance on your part. Most Web-savvy kids know more about gaming sites ...

I'm networking my friends house for him, and he's given me pretty much an unlimited budget to work with. He wants me to go extreme and design the nerd's utopia. No problems there. However, there is ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - 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 ...