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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: The One and Only Mo on April 05, 2011, 02:15:01 PM
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Can someone please private msg me if he/she knows where to download a free internet filter? Thanks a ton.
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Can someone please private msg me if he/she knows where to download a free internet filter? Thanks a ton.
Why http://www1.k9webprotection.com/
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What kind of filter?
Blacklist? Ad-Filter? What kind of content to block?
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Try:
opendns.com
You have to sign up, the change your dns to their servers.
They're free. I use it for my son's computer.
It filters by category and domain. And you can't by-pass domain names by IP (in most cases).
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What kind of filter?
Blacklist? Ad-Filter? What kind of content to block?
for the tayva hagadol
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for the tayva hagadol
I think I know... That is a tough one...
Here is a site which discusses some of the Internet filtering options:
Jewish Internet filters:
http://www.guardureyes.com/GUE/Filters/J_FilterChoices_US.asp
Non-Jewish Internet filters:
http://www.guardureyes.com/GUE/Filters/NJ_FilterChoices.asp
http://www.hareidi.org/en/index.php/Hareidi.org's_Internet_Filter
Rabbinic response
There have been several Rabbinic admonitions against the use of the internet.[3][4][5][6]
In 5765 (2005), after examining internet filtering technology, various ISP's offering "kosher" service, and reviewing the number of case where individuals in religious households were affected by this problem, the halachic authorities of several important hareidi communities ruled that current technology does not provide adequate safeguards to prevent these problems. It was ruled that internet usage must be minimized and in most cases eliminated, and for the first time the Gedolei Hador took the unusual step of requiring physical security of any internet appliance, and externally verifiable compliance by religious households.
Reducing usage means "casual" internet usage is forbidden. This means that using the internet for entertainment, online shopping or even education is not allowed. In general the only two permitted reasons for using the internet were parnasa (making a living) and kiruv (jewish outreach).
Physical security means that any internet capable device must be disabled, even if not physically connected at the time to an internet service provider. Desktop computers, laptops and palm computers must stored in a locked room, and whenever they are used, they should not be used in such a way to lead others in the household (particularly children) to think that being used in a casual way.
Externally verifiable compliance means that individuals are not trusted[7] to decide for themselves whether their usage qualifies as allowed usage, but are required to go to ask a shailah of a Rabbinical authority and receive a legal decision.
In summary, it was decided in 2005 that internet filters and add-on software were considered inadequate and of no consequence, due to the "mistakes" these systems make and the ease that they can be bypassed (by connecting alternate software, proxies, or even using the account on another machine). It is clear that the ideal hareidi home is without a computer, much less one connected to the internet.