http://www.insideinternetfiltering.com News, analysis and opinion about the Internet filtering industry. Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:51:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just noticed I haven't written here since August.  Sorry for the silence, there has been a lot going on. If you follow my company (our I should say my former company) InternetSafety.com, you will have noticed that we were acquired by McAfee.  In a large part, this is what has led ... http://www.insideinternetfiltering.com/2011/03/silence/ In the world Online Safety it seems that battle lines are often drawn over protecting children with Technology vs. Education.  David Burt, blogger at GetParentalControls.org, wrote on this topic today: http://getparentalcontrols.org/2010/08/02/which-is-better-at-protecting-children-online-technology-or-education/ He's right...it takes both.  That is why InternetSafety.com makes available both free Internet Safety Resources and best-in-class tools like Safe Eyes. ... http://www.insideinternetfiltering.com/2010/08/which-protects-better-technology-or-education/ Thursday morning I was on Good Day Atalanta to Discuss the Jesse Slaughter story and what families can do to deal with cyber-bullying.  Here is a link to the clip. http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/good_day_atl/Monitoring-Your-Kids-Internet-Activity-20100729-gda-sd http://www.insideinternetfiltering.com/2010/07/good-day-atlanta-cyberbullying-segment/ More on the topic of .xxx domains. http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/07/06/tech-tuesday-xxx-clean-internet/ http://www.insideinternetfiltering.com/2010/07/fox-news-tech-tuesday-tackles-xxx-domains/ On Friday, June 25th 2010, ICANN approved the .xxx domain extension after many years of debate. They claim that this is helpful because by creating an "adults only" section of the Internet it will make it easier to filter. Instead of having to block sites one by one, ... http://www.insideinternetfiltering.com/2010/06/xxx-domain-names-dont-improve-filtering/ Here is a great video review of Safe Eyes Mobile for iPad by the Daily App Show.  Jared especially likes the tabbed browsing we added for iPad. You can buy Safe Eyes Mobile on the AppStore http://www.insideinternetfiltering.com/2010/06/safe-eyes-mobile-for-ipad-review/ Google recently rolled out a new feature for Google searches that enabled secure searching via https.  While this was a step forward for privacy, however, it was done in a way that was a step backward for Internet filtering. Many parents, schools and businesses filter Google base on search terms.  Additionally, ... http://www.insideinternetfiltering.com/2010/06/googles-encrypted-search/ Yesterday Google announced its new Google TV platform.  Given our recent expansion into online TV filtering the first thing that popped into my head was to wonder about parental controls. This morning I find an editorial by Lance Ulanoff, PC Magazine's Editor in Cheif, asking 8 Big Questions about Google TV.  ... http://www.insideinternetfiltering.com/2010/05/google-tv-parental-controls/ Simultaneous with the April 3, 2010, release of Apple's iPad, Safe Eyes Mobile for iPad made its debut becoming the first Internet Filter specifically designed for the iPad. The iPad version of Safe Eyes Mobile filters in the same way the iPhone version does.  However, the larger screen opened up new ... http://www.insideinternetfiltering.com/2010/04/safe-eyes-mobile-available-for-ipad-launch/ Greetings from Las Vega and the Consumer Electronics Show 2010. Today I am excited to announce the latest revision of Safe Eyes, which includes another industry first.  Safe Eyes 6 is able to filter online TV sites on a show by show basis.  This means that you no longer have to ... http://www.insideinternetfiltering.com/2010/01/safe-eye-6-announced-with-internet-tv-filtering/