Filtering software is supposed to make the Net a safe browsing haven for you and your children, but who decides what you should and shouldn’t see — and why?
Software filters load on to your computer and work silently in the background. They start as soon as the machine is switched on and only the password holder can alter the program settings or switch it off. The filters work by denying access to objectionable sites, either by blocking sites named on a blacklist or by refusing to download any sites with bad language or sexual content.
Susan Wright investigates Software Filtering beginning on page 74 magazine.
