Carolyn Buzanoski

Filtering Elective

LS 521 4/19/02

· Filtering was designed and is used to reduce access to inappropriate sites

· Filtering systems are always upgrading and improving

· Filtering helps to relieve minds of parents whose children are internet savvy by helping to protect them from predators on the internet…pornographers, pedophiles, kidnappers ect…

· The filtering system helps avoid the keyword traps that lure kids (and some adults) into the wrong website.

· Many filtering systems can be customized to fit the needs of the user.

· There is always someone out there who is creating work arounds to get though filters.

· Not everything is always filtered out, so teacher or parent supervision is important

· Children need to learn how to select what items are or aren’t appropriate through the title.

In case a filter fails

· The programs scan for KEYWORDS not content

· Many useful sites might get blocked by a filtering system because of the keyword scanning.. Thus making web searches very frustrating.