This is a list of content-control software and services. The software is designed to control what content may or may not be viewed by a reader, especially when used to restrict material delivered over the Internet via the Web, e-mail, or other means. Restrictions can be applied at various levels: a government can attempt to apply them nationwide, an ISP can apply them to its clients, an employer to its personnel, a school to its teachers and/or students, a library to its patrons and/or staff, a parent to a child's computer or computer account, an individual to his or her own computer.
Programs and services
- Access Manager (advertising supported WiFi Hotspot management service)
- AhnLab SiteGuard (Windows based, Internet Explorer plug-in)
- BrowseControl (Windows based. Server and Client architecture)
- CleanFeed (ISP based)
- ClearOS (Unix/Linux and ISP based)
- Cyclope-Series (Windows based employee surveillance and network monitoring)
- DansGuardian (Unix/Linux and ISP based server software)
- DynDNS (managed DNS based service)
- FinFisher (surveillance software marketed to law enforcement agencies)
- Green Dam Youth Escort (Windows based, originally Chinese Government mandated software, now voluntary)
- Instant WebKiosk (Linux based browser-only Operating System for children)
- K9 Web Protection (proprietary Web filtering for Windows, MacOS, IOS, and Android; free for home use)
- KidRex (child-safe search engine)
- M86 SecureBrowsing (security web browser plug-in)
- McAfee SmartFilter, formerly known as Bess (server based web filter)
- Microsoft Family Safety, formerly Windows Live Family Safety (Windows based, proprietary, free)
- Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (Windows based, proprietary)
- Mobicip (cloud-based service for IOS, Android, Windows and Linux)
- MobiEspion (Monitoring Software for IOS, BlackBerry, and Android smartphones)
- Net Nanny (Windows, MacOS, Android, and IOS based proprietary system)
- Naomi Internet Filter (Windows based, free)
- Netsentron (a network security appliance)
- Norton Family and Norton Family Premier (cloud-based service for Windows, MacOS, IOS, and Android, free and paid editions).
- OpenDNS (DNS/ISP server based, free for families and non-commercial users)
- Phoggi (cloud based monitoring for IOS, BlackBerry, and Android smartphones)
- ProblemPoker (Windows based filter that blocks access to gambling websites)
- SafeSearch (a feature of Google Search)
- SafeSquid (Windows, Unix/Linux, and ISP based web proxy)
- Scieno Sitter (used by Church of Scientology members under an Non-disclosure agreement)
- SurfWatch (Windows, MacOS based, proprietary)
- Squid (Unix/Linux, MacOS, Windows proxy server)
- squidGuard (URL redirector Squid plug-in)
- WebPurify (web based profanity filtering service)
- WANSecure Firewall (proxy server)
- X3watch (Windows, MacOS, IOS, and Android based, proprietary, free and premium versions)
Providers
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