Censorware

From Cship

Censorware is a software which is usually installed on the client (PC which tries to access the Internet) and used to filter/block access to the Internet. Most censorware on the client is used as an parental control.

Sometimes also software installed on a server in the local network is called censorware.

[edit] List of censorware on the client:

• CYBERsitter
• Glubble
• Net Nanny

[edit] List of censorware on the server:

• Bess
• DansGuardian
• SafeSquid
• SquidGuard
• SurfControl
• Websense
• WebWasher

[edit] Weblinks:

• Wikipedia on content-control software
• Wikipedia on Parental controls
• Peacefire.org, a website against censorware
• Censorware.net - Exposing the secrets of censorware since 1997